{"product_id":"choices-in-deafness-a-parents-guide-to-communication-options-ph-d","title":"Choices in Deafness: A Parents' Guide to Communication Options WITH CD","description":"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCHOICES IN DEAFNESS, since 1987 the preeminent guide to communication options, is now extensively revised and expanded to provide the complete scope of information parents of children with deafness or hearing loss need. From assessment and diagnosis to medical\/audiological treatments, and from the latest types of cochlear implants and procedures to education and technology devices, this new edition presents a balance of research, guidance, and insight from experts and families. Seven new chapters plus a collection of audio files \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUNIVERSAL NEWBORN SCREENING (implemented in 38 states, this required screening detects hearing loss much earlier, and has doubled the number of children found to have hearing loss)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAUDITORY NEUROPATHY (a cause of hearing loss where the timing of sound is seriously disrupted, and which has only recently been understood)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGENETIC CAUSES OF DEAFNESS (describes genetic testing and counseling in light of research that shows over 60% of deafness in children is due to genetic or hereditary causes)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE TRANSFORMATION OF DREAMS (explores a shift in emotional outlook experienced by a parent\/clinical psychologist upon learning her child is deaf)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIDENTIFYING A PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE (what to look for in an education program for your child in addition to the chosen communication option)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (services and devices that let deaf people communicate via phone, cell phone, Internet, video)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMAKING IT IN COLLEGE (personal accounts of four students about how they communicate and socialize at college)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWHAT HEARING LOSS SOUNDS LIKE (a sampling of audio files that simulate what speech sounds like when hearing loss impacts pitch, loudness, and timing)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLink to these files at the publisher's website). As in the previous edition, CHOICES IN DEAFNESS presents five unbiased approaches to communication--Auditory-Verbal, ASL-English Bilingual, Cued Speech, Auditory-Oral, and Total Communication--and provides parents' first-person accounts of what it's like to use a specific method.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Ex Libris Used Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44243577503971,"sku":"EXL1470","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/5675\/7951\/files\/1311825.jpg?v=1703267338","url":"https:\/\/www.exlibrismichigan.com\/products\/choices-in-deafness-a-parents-guide-to-communication-options-ph-d","provider":"Ex Libris Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}