No, children with hearing impairments were not included in the normative sample for ASQ-3. The normative sample does not include children with identified disabilities. We do not have any formal guidance for using ASQ-3 with children with hearing impairment. The tool developers do know that some programs use ASQ-3 wit…
For the overall question Does either parent have a family history of childhood deafness or hearing impairment?, the term family history refers to both immediate and extended family members. At the least, the grandparents of the child's parent should be included because there is a genetic component to some types of he…