Students+with+Multiple+Disabilities

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==The deaf and hard of hearing population is not exempt from incidences of multiple disabilities. Students with hearing losses can have a wide range of disabilities and this creates even more unique needs that must be addressed for them to be able to access education. This page contain information on issues that need to be addressed with students with multiple disabilities.==

Autism Spectrum Disorder: While the incidence of autism spectrum disorders in children who are deaf or hard of hearing is higher than hearing children ( Pennsylvania Low Incidence Institute ), research on this topic remains extremely scarce.
 * //__ Signs of Autism in Deaf Babies: __//**

4. **may not copy you when you clap your hands, wave 'bye-bye' or play peek-a-boo.**
 * Deaf babies with autism:**
 * 1) **may not smile at you when you smile at them.**
 * 2) **often are very quiet and easy babies, staying in the crib without crying out for attention.**
 * 3) **may be very interested in moving things, like ceiling fans or lights, and less interested** **in your face.**

__//**Signs of autism in deaf children:**//__
 * Deaf children with autism:**
 * 1) **tend not to make or sustain eye contact. Eye contact is very important for communication when one is deaf or hard of hearing. This is true for both children who sign or use oral communication.**
 * 2) **don't always respond when somebody calls their name, taps their shoulder, or signs to them.**
 * 3) **don't "get" other people's feelings.**

=**//__Documents on Autism:__//**=

= Deaf Students with Disabilities Network =

The Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center is excited to begin launching the Deaf Students with Disabilities Network, which has been developed for parents, teachers, and professionals living and working with deaf and hard of hearing students with disabilities. This site is designed to address the gap of knowledge specific to deaf and hard of hearing students with disabilities. The site provides information and, more importantly, discussion forums that allow people from across the U.S. to interact and learn from one another.

We are sharing the site with identified individuals before announcing its existence publically. Your name was given to us by Sheri Cook at the Gallaudet University Midwest Regional Center as someone who may be interested in joining this on-line community.

Please visit the Deaf Students with Disabilities Network: @http://deafwdisabilities.grou.ps/home. You will be able to join the network by sharing basic demographic information. Once you join, please view the site, and join the discussions. Also, feel free to share the link with others who you believe would want to join.

We look forward to providing a valuable resource for those who work with deaf and hard of hearing students with disabilities. We hope that you will join the network; your participation will make the site a vibrant on-line community. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or comments you might have at the network e-mail: DSWDN@gallaudet.edu.

Regards, Leslie Page

-- Leslie A. Page

Project Manager

Planning, Development and Dissemination

Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center

Gallaudet University

800 Florida Ave NE

Washington DC 20002

202 651-5155 phone

202 651-5435 fax

202 250-2822 VP