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Level: Introductory
Learning Objectives:
- Define the types of auditory sensitivity.
- List the reasons autistic people may experience fluctuations in their sensory processing.
- Summarize the current research on how autistic people process sound.
- Describe autistic input and experiences as related to sensory processing in autistic people.
- Explain the standard treatment of hyperacusis in autistic people.
Presenter:
They are also an editor for NeuroClastic and have their own site specifically about being a late-diagnosed autistic person. Anna hopes to provide insight to help both parents and/or late-diagnosed autistic people to understand themselves and their autistic children better.
At the University of Maryland, College Park, Anna is a member of the Student Advisory Group for the President’s Commission on Disability Issues, and a member of the Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Senate Committee.
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AOTA continuing education credit awarded: 1 hour (.1 AOTA CEUs)
The views expressed in the following presentation are those of the presenter and do not necessarily reflect those of STAR Institute.