Tuesday 2 April marks World Autism Awareness Day 2024 and recognises the significant proportion of young autistic people who are diagnosed with various types of hearing loss.
The United Nations (UN) sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day 2024 celebrates the rights of all autistic people. This year's theme is 'Moving from Surviving to Thriving: Autistic individuals share regional perspectives'.
For more information about World Autism Awareness Day, visit:
https://www.un.org/en/observances/autism-day
The VDEI Professional Learning Program provides educators and allied professionals with on-demand resources focusing on autism in relation to hearing and multi-sensory impairments.
Hearing Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
In this presentation, Professor Gary Rance explores the relationship between sensory processing and autism, with a focus on hearing. Professor Rance discusses three studies conducted by the University of Melbourne to demonstrate research findings in relation to hearing and autism.
Considering children with multisensory impairments in the context of Autism Spectrum Disorder
In this presentation, Dr Daniel Gadke discusses the intervention needs of children with multi-sensory impairments in the context of autism Dr Gadke reviews general intervention approaches and frameworks that are appropriate to support students with multi-sensory impairments and/or autism.
