I had a speech problem until I was in 6th grade. I couldn't say my "R"s I made them sound like a "W". My teacher would dismiss me from my 6th grade class and everyone knew I was going to "speech" class, and it was horribly embarrassing at that age. I claim the teacher didn't do much of any help for me but embarrass me, and it was the embarrassment that helped fix the problem. My dad gave me a lecture about being lazy and one of my friends helped me and I overcame it....
Have your parents ever told you what it was like for them to find out that you were deaf?
