If a Severe Hearing Impairment Is Not Diagnosed Until a Child

question 163

Multiple Choice

If a severe hearing impairment is not diagnosed until a child is about 2 years of age, what is most likely to be the first sign of this disability?

• A) seeming disobedience
• B) unresponsiveness to touch
• C) slurred speech
• D) speaking too loudly

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