This is Part 4 of a four-part series, Incorporating Movement to Comprehensively Treat Preschoolers with ASD. This course examines the impact of visual and auditory processing challenges for preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Participants will be able to identify deficits and describe evidence-based intervention strategies that improve auditory and visual processing to improve outcomes globally for this population, while developing critical motor skills. This course is presented in partnership with Thieme Publishers. (Part 1 - Course 9096, Part 2 - Course 9103, Part 3 - Course 9115)

This course will discuss evaluation and management of auditory processing disorders (APD) in young children. The role of different professionals will be reviewed and case discussion will be included.

This is Part 2 of 2-part series. This course will briefly review information from Part 1; ie, current research on evidence-based treatment strategies for children diagnosed with a (central) auditory processing disorder ((C)APD), and how the overall intervention goal will vary, depending on whether a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist is delivering the treatment. Videos will be shown to demonstrate the clinical application of language processing management goals that target auditory memory, phonological awareness, auditory skills as they relate to metalinguistic cues, prosody training, receptive language issues pertinent to this area, and binaural integration tasks.

This is Part 1 of a 2-part series.This course will discuss the current research on evidence-based treatment strategies for children diagnosed with a (central) auditory processing disorder, and how the overall intervention goal will vary, depending on whether a speech-language pathologist or an audiologist is delivering the treatment. The main focus will be the demonstration (via videos) of clinical application of language processing management goals that improve active listening skills.

This course will review the SCAN-3 Tests of Auditory Processing Disorders, an upgrade to the previous SCAN-C auditory processing test battery. A description of the additional tests, rationale for those additions, scoring procedures, and interpretation of findings will be discussed.

This course will discuss the basics to creating family friendly materials. Presenters will demonstrate how to create educational handouts in the form of a newsletter and handouts that may be used within speech pathology sessions or as part of a home program.