Rather it is meant to be collaborative and to aid in decision making. It was a welcome opportunity to influence our thinking as we attempt to chart new ways to provide functional and meaningful assessment information for and with young children and their families. Both of these books are available through the CDD Resource Center. When repeated otitis media causes fluid to persist behind the ear drum for weeks or months, a child may have muffled hearing for very long periods of time. Unfortunately, most of these infections occur at an age when children are developing their language skills, and hearing loss, even if mild, can delay or interrupt a child s normal aquisition of language.
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Your health care practitioner will be following these new recommendations. They may mistake what words are spoken as their discrimination of speech may be affected as well. They may miss subtle conversational cues, making them appear inappropriate or awkward. They may have difficulty in socialization if they miss portions of fast-paced peer interactions. The child may be accused of not paying attention, not listening, or daydreaming.