This webinar will be hosted via Zoom for national and international attendees on Thursday, January 30, 2025 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm ET.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial disclosures: Sarah and Quinn are both receiving honorariums from Language First for presenting.

Nonfinancial disclosures: Sarah and Quinn have no relevant nonfinancial disclosures.

Course Description:

The phenomenon of language deprivation, sometimes coined Language Deprivation Syndrome, has been discussed amongst the Deaf community and the professionals who serve them for years, yet many SLPs outside of this specialty remain unfamiliar with it. We argue that it is important for all SLPs to learn about this phenomenon, even those who do not work with the DHH population. The concept of Language Deprivation has the potential for significant impacts on speech-language assessment and intervention practices for a variety of populations, including but not limited to autistic children, children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, and children experiencing Adverse Childhood Events that impact their language exposure.

This presentation will review the definition of Language Deprivation as based on the current DHH literature and then extend the discussion to include how Language Deprivation may impact other populations, drawing from the existing literature and specifying which environmental factors and client characteristics (e.g. sensory perceptual and processing abilities, self-regulation and other Executive Function skills, cognitive strengths and weaknesses, motoric abilities, social preferences, etc.) might impact access to language exposure. Finally, needs for further research will be briefly explored.

Agenda

6:00-6:05: Speaker introductions

6:05-6:15: Language deprivation overview/review

6:15-7:05: Language deprivation across populations (ACEs, Autism, other developmental disabilities)

7:05-7:45: Variables that contribute to accessibility of language input

7:45-8:00: Q&A

Learner Outcomes:

Participants will be able to:

1. Describe at least one example of potential language deprivation and its mechanism among hearing populations

2. Describe at least one example of potential language deprivation and its mechanism among DHH populations

3. Explain how to optimize accessibility of language input in at least one domain (sensory, cognitive, social, motoric)

Registration information:

This is a digital purchase only; no physical ticket is provided. A form will populate for you to complete your registration and then your purchase will be added to your cart in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. You will receive an email with instructions on how to participate as well as a Google Calendar invite with the Zoom link one week prior to the event. Registration ends one day prior to the webinar. All registrants will receive a copy of the presenter’s PowerPoint and the presentation recording. Please email info@language1st.org with any questions.