Deafness
Referrals should be made by health professionals and qualified teachers of deaf children and young people.
Refer if….
- there is a late diagnosis of hearing loss/deafness (report to be included with referral) and there is evidence of speech, language or communication needs.
- the deafness (unilateral/bilateral, sensori -neural or persisting conductive) is impacting on the development of the child or young person's:
- speech sounds
- spoken language development
- understanding of spoken language
- there are concerns with the development or understanding of sign language for BSL families
- there is a diagnosis of Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder (ANSD) and there is evidence of speech, language or communication needs
- children of Deaf adults (CODAs) with an identified speech, language or communication need.
