ABSTRACT
The following pages offer a perspective on conducting psychological evaluations of deaf children. This chapter does not attempt to cover the breadth and complexity of pediatric psychology and deaf children. In particular, it does not deal with the wide gamut of children who have some degree of hearing loss-mild through moderately severe loss, unilateral loss, progressive loss, or adventitious loss. The focus of this chapter is the attitudes, knowledge base, specialized skills, and experiences clinicians apply in conducting psychological evaluations with deaf children in a manner that is culturally, linguistically, and personally affirmative.
