Childs behavior

faire_jour said:
There is someone who constantly posts things like that, and has on this very thread.
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we know... and we don't fall into that trap. I dont read that person's certain posts... toooooo long winded.
 
HHIssues said:
How old were you when you were diagnosed?
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If you had paid any attention to many of my posts I would not need to answer that question. :P I was born severely-deaf, diagnosed with HAs at 11 Gave up on HAs at 15 due to multiple problems with them. Now I don't wear any apparatus.
 
BecLak said:
If you had paid any attention to many of my posts I would not need to answer that question. :P I was born severely-deaf, diagnosed with HAs at 11 Gave up on HAs at 15 due to multiple problems with them. Now I don't wear any apparatus.
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If diagnosed at 11, how did they know your status was severe at birth?

A lot happens in 11 years.
 
I was diagnosed at 7, but since my mother kept meticulous notes and had me see the doctor for every little things, there were extensive records.Now, I wasn't at a severe level until my teenage years, but still. I did have the diagnosis of the calcium at birth, not the hearing loss until I was 7. But, based on my mother's notes and all of the medical records, they have determined that I had a hearing loss at birth. There's always the possibility that her family did the same I guess.
 
Bottesini said:
If diagnosed at 11, how did they know your status was severe at birth?

A lot happens in 11 years.
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Could be that she meant she was fitted with HAs at 11, not diagnosed.

Even if she were, I could still understand that. I wasn't diagnosed until 15 months, but my parents have always maintained they knew practically from day one. I didn't respond correctly to sounds, etc. It took them 15 months of convincing a pediatrician to listen to their concerns. That was typical back then, I gather.
 
AlleyCat said:
Could be that she meant she was fitted with HAs at 11, not diagnosed.

Even if she were, I could still understand that. I wasn't diagnosed until 15 months, but my parents have always maintained they knew practically from day one. I didn't respond correctly to sounds, etc. It took them 15 months of convincing a pediatrician to listen to their concerns. That was typical back then, I gather.
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so, I guess I was rare for those times by getting diagnosed at 7 months old.
 
shel90 said:
so, I guess I was rare for those times by getting diagnosed at 7 months old.
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Not necessarily. Mom used to tell me the frustration with my pediatrician. You may have had a great one! :)
 
AlleyCat said:
Could be that she meant she was fitted with HAs at 11, not diagnosed.

Even if she were, I could still understand that. I wasn't diagnosed until 15 months, but my parents have always maintained they knew practically from day one. I didn't respond correctly to sounds, etc. It took them 15 months of convincing a pediatrician to listen to their concerns. That was typical back then, I gather.
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I understand that. It was known of me too, and expected due to deafness in family.

If fitted later, I could understand, just very odd to go from birth to 11 if the loss was there.
 
Bottesini said:
I understand that. It was known of me too, and expected due to deafness in family.

If fitted later, I could understand, just very odd to go from birth to 11 if the loss was there.
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Good point. We'll have to wait for her to come back and tell us ..
 
shel90 said:
so, I guess I was rare for those times by getting diagnosed at 7 months old.
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I don't think it was rare. Many years ago they knew something was wrong but couldn't do anything.

(and no I am not implying Alley Cat was that old.) I didn't have hearing aids until I think three as I had a lot worse problems than deafness. :lol:
 
Bottesini said:
I don't think it was rare. Many years ago they knew something was wrong but couldn't do anything.

(and no I am not implying Alley Cat was that old.) I didn't have hearing aids until I think three as I had a lot worse problems than deafness. :lol:
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AlleyCat is only a few years older than me.

It was my mom who recognized that something was wrong.
 
shel90 said:
AlleyCat is only a few years older than me.

It was my mom who recognized that something was wrong.
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I said I was not implying she was old. I thought she was younger than you. :)
 
shel90 said:
so, I guess I was rare for those times by getting diagnosed at 7 months old.
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I was dx'd as deaf when I was 7 months old in 1967. However, I must note both of my parents have a medical background. According to my dad, he says I didn't react to loud noises so they thought something was wrong with my hearing.
 
Bottesini said:
If diagnosed at 11, how did they know your status was severe at birth?

A lot happens in 11 years.
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I was born 7 and 1/2 weeks premature. My status has always been the same, then up until now. It is just my parents put it down to 'cute baby talk', I had a profound lisp which speech-therapy at 11 painstakingly ironed most of it out, only an Audi and kids pick it up now. Adults usually put it down to 'accent'. We were in Thailand until I was 5 and came to Australia when I was 7. The school nurse was the one who drew my parents attention to it.
 
deafskeptic said:
I was dx'd as deaf when I was 7 months old in 1967. However, I must note both of my parents have a medical background. According to my dad, he says I didn't react to loud noises so they thought something was wrong with my hearing.
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That does make sense. My mom was an 18 year old child at the time. My dad was a high school dropout. My mom was obviously very very bright because she ignored the doctor's suggestions not to bother reading to me when I was an infant/toddler due to my deafness. Thanks to her, I love reading and that was what really helped me survive being oral-only and mainstreamed (academically-wise).
 
That was smart of your mother to read to you. I don't remember my parents reading to me but they must have read to me. I do remember my brother reading to me.
 
My father read to me and with me, and worked on calligraphy. Practically anything that would increase my interest in language.

My parents did a great job with that.

I noticed my stepmother signs a great deal more with me now , and the other night at a party, one of my kids pointed out it is because my stepmother is getting old age hearing loss and it makes it easier for her! I thought it was even cuter when that was pointed out to me.
 
I don't ever remember hearing without my hearing aids.. I can see how one just know how long they been deaf.

I believe I was diagnosed the same time my older sister was. I was just a baby. I don't think I was fitted with a hearing aid until I was 2 or 3 years old. but whatever age, it was before I enter preschool and I remember my preschool days very well.
 
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