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I have something to say. I am the parent of 2 oral deaf teenagers both with cochlear implants. My son was implanted at the age of three years old. I know that there some people in the Deaf culture that say it was not my decision to make to implant my child at the age of three. It is my decision to make because they are my children. If my son would have wanted to get an implant when he was adult he would not have been able to developed the oral language he has. There is no way a person born deaf like my son was and later on as an adult decided to get implant would that person be where my son is. My son is fully included at our local high school in honors classes. I am not anti-signing but I know that if my son later on want to go just with signing he could just take off his implant and immerse himself in the Deaf culture and that would have be fine with me. I wanted my children to have the option. The best decision I have made as a parent to 2 deaf children has been to get them implanted.

<blockquote data-quote="jackiesolorzano" data-source="post: 840190" data-attributes="member: 17647"><p>I have something to say.&nbsp; I am the parent of 2 oral deaf teenagers both with cochlear implants.&nbsp; My son was implanted at the age of three years old.&nbsp; I know that there some people in the Deaf culture that say it was not my decision to make to implant my child at the age of three.&nbsp; It is my decision to make because they are my children.&nbsp; If my son would have wanted to get an implant when he was adult he would not have been able to developed the oral language he has.&nbsp; There is no way a person born deaf like my son was and later on as an adult decided to get implant would that person be where my son is.&nbsp; My son is fully included at our local high school in honors classes.&nbsp; I am not anti-signing but I know that if my son later on want to go just with signing he could just take off his implant and immerse himself in the Deaf culture and that would have be fine with me.&nbsp; I wanted my children to have the option.&nbsp; The best decision I have made as a parent to 2 deaf children has been to get them implanted.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="jackiesolorzano, post: 840190, member: 17647"] I have something to say. I am the parent of 2 oral deaf teenagers both with cochlear implants. My son was implanted at the age of three years old. I know that there some people in the Deaf culture that say it was not my decision to make to implant my child at the age of three. It is my decision to make because they are my children. If my son would have wanted to get an implant when he was adult he would not have been able to developed the oral language he has. There is no way a person born deaf like my son was and later on as an adult decided to get implant would that person be where my son is. My son is fully included at our local high school in honors classes. I am not anti-signing but I know that if my son later on want to go just with signing he could just take off his implant and immerse himself in the Deaf culture and that would have be fine with me. I wanted my children to have the option. The best decision I have made as a parent to 2 deaf children has been to get them implanted. [/QUOTE]

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