Publications by authors named "Arielle Spellun"
Gretta is a 3.5-year-old girl with a history of congenital cytomegalovirus, congenital bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), and bilateral vestibular dysfunction, resulting in frequent falls. She underwent cochlear implantation at 12 months of age and was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To describe the distribution of expressive language abilities of individuals with Down syndrome (DS) in a clinical sample and characterize demographic, environmental, and medical factors associated with varying expressive language profiles.
Methods: Cross-sectional analysis was completed on a sample of 345 individuals with DS between the ages of 4 and 22 years who were enrolled into a longitudinal clinical database between March 2018 and August 2021. Expressive language-related items on a standardized caregiver-reported questionnaire assessing domains of functioning in neurodevelopmental disorders were used to conduct latent variable modeling and determine caregiver-reported expressive language (CREL) classes across the sample.
Article Synopsis
- Between 1 to 2 out of every 1,000 children are born deaf or hard of hearing (DHH), with a significant portion also diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), which complicates assessments that typically rely on hearing abilities.
- A study compared children who are DHH with and without ASD to typically hearing children with ASD, finding significant differences in several behavioral and developmental measures using the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC-3).
- The results suggest that while children who are DHH with ASD show similarities to typically hearing children with ASD in many areas, unique differences exist that emphasize the need for tailored evaluation and treatment strategies in this population.
Introduction: Children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) are at risk for poor developmental outcomes related to incomplete language access. Evidence based interventions are available to improve early access to language. With a better understanding of caring for DHH children, pediatricians will be more prepared to work with families in improving outcomes for this population.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrady is a 5-year-old boy who was seen in a multidisciplinary clinic for evaluation of deaf and hard of hearing children. Brady was born full-term after an uncomplicated pregnancy. He was referred for audiological evaluation after his newborn hearing screen and was diagnosed with a severe-to-profound bilateral sensorineural hearing difference at age 6 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: This study explores adverse childhood communication experiences and its RRs for acquiring specific chronic diseases and mental health disorders in adults who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Methods: A cross-sectional design with snowball sampling was used to recruit adults who were deaf and hard of hearing and were born or became deaf in both ears before age 13 years. Patient-reported outcomes surveys in American Sign Language and English were disseminated to collect data about early life communication experiences with caregivers.
Study Objective: To describe knowledge and risk perception of human papillomavirus (HPV) among deaf adults who use American sign language (ASL) comparison with hearing adults in the United States.
Design: Secondary HPV knowledge data for the deaf subset sample were drawn from the Health Information National Trends survey in ASL that was administered between 2015 and 2018. HPV knowledge data for the hearing subset sample were drawn from cycle 5 of the Health Information National Trends survey in English that was administered in 2017.