2027 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Conference
March 22-24, 2027 • Bellevue, WA
3/17/2026 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Understanding Sensory Complexities in Infants & Toddlers with CHARGE Syndrome | City Terrace 6
Understanding Sensory Complexities in Infants & Toddlers with CHARGE Syndrome
CHARGE Syndrome can impact all cranial nerves in the developing fetus, thus, impacting all operating systems of an infant. As all systems can be impacted, including breathing, swallowing, hearing, vision, digestion, etc. it is essential for early intervention providers to understand the medical intervention necessary for surviving and thriving in early infancy and post-medical urgency into language development and stability. This session will address the impact of these early experiences and will review strategies for intervention in young learners with CHARGE Syndrome.
- Identify the main systems that are impacted in association with CHARGE Syndrome.
- Analyze the cranial nervous system and the components that are impacted in relation to the sensory system.
- Depict the complexities when multiple sensory systems are compromised.
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Presenters/Authors
Susanne Morrow
(Primary Presenter), New York DeafBlind Collaborative, susanne.morrow@qc.cuny.edu;
Susanne Morgan Morrow, MA, CI, CT has 30 years of experience in the fields of deafness and deafblindness. She earned a masters degree at Gallaudet University in Rehabilitation Counseling for the Deaf and then began her career at Helen Keller National Center and then with the National Technical Assistance Consortium on Deaf-Blindness. In her early career, she obtained national certification as a sign language interpreter and provided extensive training on DeafBlind interpreting strategies. Today, Susanne is the Project Director of the New York DeafBlind Collaborative, a federally funded grant for NYS. Susanne’s work aims to bring the lessons learned from DeafBlind adults with lived experiences to young learners who are DeafBlind to enhance communication access and rapport with the world.
ASHA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
• Receives Salary for Employment from CUNY Research Foundation.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
AAA DISCLOSURE:
Financial -
Financial relationship with New York DeafBlind Collaborative.
Nature: USDOE OSEP funded grant.
Nonfinancial -
No relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.