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Deafdyke, He does not have speech delay, but again, he's had speech since he was 6mo. Our city has a top notch Birth to 3 program. He's going to have to work really hard now that he will have a HA for the first time and his brain starts recognizing more speech. He is in Middle School and has...

Cheetah, He's had speech therapy since he was 6mo old. I don't know what his speech would sound like without it, lol. He still doesn't hear and say all words correctly - ne"th"er instead of never, that sort of thing. Plus, with speech therapy at school, he gets access to a FM system to use in...

Cheetah, SSD means Single Side Deafness. Yes, he's deaf in one ear and hearing in the other. We're getting his first HA next month and he's very excited. Thanks for welcoming me!

My 11 yo SSD son has always been mainstreamed, except for speech therapy a few times a week. Since he's both hearing and deaf, this seemed the best route for him. This is certainly NOT the best route for every child or every family. If he did not have a fully hearing ear, I don't know how happy...

My son, he's 11, has been SSD since birth. We recently discovered that he has some hearing in the deaf ear. We're getting a HA - a Photak Ambra - soon. The audiologist immediately jumped to BAHA. I was not comfortable w/surgery being her first suggestion. More importantly, my son was not...