{"id":1190,"date":"2022-06-10T19:13:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T23:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2022-06-10T19:13:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T23:13:11","slug":"is-it-autism-or-hearing-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/is-it-autism-or-hearing-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Is It Autism or Hearing Loss?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The symptoms of autism and <a href=\"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing loss<\/a> often overlap in children, which can make it difficult for parents and even experts to make an appropriate diagnosis. In fact, it\u2019s common for children on the spectrum to be misdiagnosed as having hearing loss. Additionally, approximately <a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.asha.org\/doi\/10.1044\/2019_AJA-19-0047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">one in 59<\/a> children with hearing loss also has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Below we review the symptoms of both autism and hearing loss and how each is diagnosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overlapping Signs of Autism &amp; Hearing Loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pediatric-hearing-ent-02-1280x854.jpg\" alt=\"A boy being fitted with a hearing aid by his audiologist.\" class=\"wp-image-1192\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pediatric-hearing-ent-02-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pediatric-hearing-ent-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pediatric-hearing-ent-02-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pediatric-hearing-ent-02-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Autism describes a broad spectrum of traits, meaning each child on the spectrum will exhibit different signs. That said, some generalizations can be made about how autism can present similarly to hearing loss in certain children. Most often, this can be seen in interactions with peers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampa.gov\/parks-and-recreation\/parks-and-facilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tampa parks<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of the overlapping signs of autism and hearing loss include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Lack of normal eye contact. <\/strong>Some children with ASD avoid eye contact. Children with hearing loss may not make eye contact if they don\u2019t realize they\u2019re being spoken to.<\/li><li><strong>Echolalia.<\/strong> This describes the repeating of words. Children on the spectrum may do this as a behavioral pattern, while children with hearing loss may repeat words to clarify meaning or gain understanding.<\/li><li><strong>Delayed language.<\/strong> Both children with ASD and children with hearing loss may develop speech and language skills behind the timeline of most of their peers.<\/li><li><strong>Delayed social skills.<\/strong> It\u2019s common for children with autism to have a range of social difficulties; the same goes for children with hearing loss who have trouble communicating.<\/li><li><strong>Social isolation.<\/strong> Poor speech-language and social skills can contribute to feelings of social isolation for both children with ASD and those with hearing loss.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diagnosing Autism &amp; Hearing Loss<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Diagnosing autism isn\u2019t always straightforward; there are no definitive tests that can confirm an autism diagnosis. Evaluations are based on reported signs and symptoms. The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule and the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) are both used to diagnose autism and can be adapted using sign language or other visual cues for a child with hearing loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Diagnosing hearing loss is easier. An audiologist can use objective tests such as otoacoustic emissions (OAE) testing and auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing as well as subjective tests like pure tone audiometry and speech-in-noise testing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information or to <a href=\"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/about-us\/location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">schedule an appointment<\/a>, call <span class=\"company-name \">Kampsen Hearing<\/span> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><ul class=\"related-posts\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/what-to-know-about-ai-in-hearing-aids\/\" class=\"related-post\">What To Know About AI in Hearing Aids<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/what-do-i-need-to-know-before-getting-hearing-aids\/\" class=\"related-post\">What Do I Need to Know Before Getting Hearing Aids<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/what-to-know-about-hearing-loss-surgeries\/\" class=\"related-post\">What To Know About Hearing Loss Surgeries<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The symptoms of autism and hearing loss often overlap in children, which can make it difficult for parents and even experts to make an appropriate diagnosis. In fact, it\u2019s common for children on the spectrum to be misdiagnosed as having hearing loss. Additionally, approximately one in 59 children with hearing loss also has autism spectrum&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"The symptoms of autism and hearing loss often overlap in children, which can make it difficult to make an appropriate diagnosis.","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kampsenhearing.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}