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2022 National Deafblind Child Count Report National Center on Deafblindness 2023 Suggested citation: National Center on Deafblindness. (2023). 2022 National deafblind child count report. https://ncdb-childcount-2022.netlify.app/ View an html version of this report. Reports from previous years can be accessed from the NCDB page. National Child Count Table of Contents 1 Introduction 4 .............................................................................................................. 1.1 Data Collection 4 ................................................................................................... 1.2 The Importance of an Accurate Count 4 ............................................................... 1.3 O verview of Deafblindness 4 ................................................................................. 1.4 Understanding the Report Data 5 .......................................................................... 1.5 Data Considerations 6 ........................................................................................... 2 Overall Population Demographics 6 ............................................................................ 2.1 State Child Count Totals 8 .................................................................................... 2.2 Age of Child 11 ...................................................................................................... 2.3 Race/Ethnicity 15 .................................................................................................. 2.4 Gender 19 ............................................................................................................. 2.5 Primary Language in the Home (Optional Reporting) 22 ...................................... 3 Documented Hearing and Vision Loss 25 ................................................................... 3.1 Summary of Vision Loss Data 25 .......................................................................... 3.2 Summary of Hearing Loss Data 25 ....................................................................... 3.3 Use of Corrective and Assistive Devices 25 .......................................................... 3.4 Primary Classification of Vision Impairment 26 ..................................................... 3.5 Cortical Visual Impairment 30 ............................................................................... 3.6 Corrective Lenses 33 ............................................................................................ 3.7 Primary Classification of Hearing Impairment 36 .................................................. 3.8 Central Auditory Processing Disorder 40 .............................................................. 3.9 Auditory Neuropathy 43 ........................................................................................ 3.10 Cochlear Implant 46 ........................................................................................... 3.11 Assistive Listening Devices 49 ........................................................................... 3.12 Additional Assistive Technology 52 .................................................................... 4 Etiologies 55 ............................................................................................................... 4.1 Primary Identified Etiology 56 ................................................................................ 4.2 Hereditary Syndromes/Disorders 58 ..................................................................... 4.3 Prenatal/Congenital Complications 62 .................................................................. 4.4 Postnatal/Non-Congenital Complications 65 ......................................................... 4.5 Other Etiologies 68 ................................................................................................ 5 Additional Disabilities 71 ............................................................................................. 5.1 Additional Disabilities 72 ....................................................................................... 2022 National Deafblind Child Count Report 2 6 Part C Information 76 .................................................................................................. 6.1 IDEA Part C Reported Category 77 ...................................................................... 6.2 Early Intervention Setting (Ages Birth through 2) 80 ............................................. 7 Part B Information 83 .................................................................................................. 7.1 Disability Category 83 ........................................................................................... 7.2 Educational Environment 84 ................................................................................. 7.3 IDEA Part B Reported Category (Table 1 of 2) 85 ................................................ 7.4 IDEA Part B Reported Category (Table 2 of 2) 89 ................................................ 7.5 Educational Environments: Early Childhood Special Education ( 3–5) (Table 1 of 2) 93 7.6 E ducational Environments: Early Childhood Special Education ( 3–5 ) (Table 2 of 2) 9 7