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Wow, thank you everyone for your replies. I am a bit overwhelmed with information but I wanted to reply to a few things that stood out to me. Thank you for sharing your experience, I definitely want to empower her to have as many communication options as possible. I'm glad your family learned...

Thank you, deafdyke! Nice to meet you. :wave:

Actually, that's exactly what he said! "Sign language stunts verbal language development." Okay, many children raised in bilingual households are "late talkers," but ultimately they learn to use both languages proficiently. Since my daughter literally relies on technology in order to...

BEER, for sure! Ick I hate liquor! TPBM favorite Simpsons character?

Thanks for sharing. I love this! My baby is getting her first HAs next Friday and I am SO excited to see her reaction.

Thank you. I like the "Total Communication" approach: Teach everything and let the child gravitate naturally to the methods preferred. The only issue is, I don't know ASL well enough to teach someone else. I am doing a lot of self-study and hiring a virtual tutor. In college I studied three...

I wish it were as simple as switching. He’s the nearest ENT available and already a 3 hour drive from our home. I also liked him a lot other than the “no ASL” advice.:dunno:

Wow! That sounds like their communication tactics are very invasive, StefB. I am a momma bear to a deaf child and if anyone ever tried to get in her face or place their hands on her to get her attention, I’d swiftly correct them. It’s too bad people aren’t more empathetic. As a manager, maybe...

Hello! Im teaching myself ASL through apps because my newborn daughter was born deaf and there are no ASL classes near me. I downloaded several free and paid ASL apps from the App Store. Here are my favorites. What are yours? -ASL Dictionary ($9) A search-by-word database of ASL videos. Save...

Hi Lysander! Unfortunately we have to drive over three hours to get to CHOP. I’m from northern (rural) PA and CHOP is the nearest pediatric ENT available.

Hey all! My newborn daughter is deaf/hoh and we also come from an area with few local resources. Despite her doc pushing an all verbal approach, I’m wanting to learn ASL. So far, I’ve found the best success with apps geared toward ASL learning downloaded from the App Store onto my phone. Just...

Congrats to your family! I just checked out the schools website and their One Love video is just precious.

Thanks for sharing. Sounds so sweet! My daughter is too young to go this year but hopefully this is still around when she gets older. A signing bunny!:applause:

It’s funny you mention CHOP because that’s where my newborn deaf daughter is being seen. They are very much pushing the oral communication.

My newborn was diagnosed with “mild to moderate” bilateral hearing loss. She is only two months old but according to her ABR she can’t hear high frequency sounds. She gets her first hearing aids next week. Her ENT told us NOT to teach her sign language and only to communicate verbally. Signing...

Hello! I am a "hearing" mom to a baby with hearing loss. We found out our sweet baby girl was deaf/hard of hearing after she failed the newborn hearing screening. We are from a rural area so we've had to drive many hours to see audiologists and ENTs. The diagnosis is bilateral sensorineural...

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Hello! Glad your new state is starting to feel more like home. I’m not in Kansas but we can be friends anyway :h5:

Nice to meet you :grouphug:

Nice to meet you!