Incidence of permanent hearing loss doubles between birth and school age. Too often children who acquire hearing loss after the newborn period are not identified, or correctly diagnosed, until years after onset when the prime time for language acquisition has passed and developmental milestones are missed. In this presentation, parent-advocate and award-winning author Valerie James Abbott reveals how feedback from a preschool teacher ultimately led to the discovery of her child's hearing loss. She shares facts about the prevalence, risk factors, and common signs of pediatric late-onset hearing loss and free new resource materials.