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My biggest recommendation would be ramp up your ASL. He needs language and he needs it yesterday. The second thing would be to accept that he may never talk, and if he does, it may never be fluent or his primary language. It is much more important that he have language than that he learn to speak, and since he doesn't seem to be developing spoken language, it needs to be sign. There are long term cognitive effects if a child goes too long without fluent language, and you certainly don't want that. So, seriously, you MUST get language in him.


Then, I think you can get a second opinion on the CI, but there are MANY surgeons who would say no way, so I wouldn't pin your dreams on a CI "fixing" his inability to use spoken language.


You are in the worst "grey area" with hearing loss. Kids who are profound from birth get CI's very quickly and catch up to peers fast, as do kids with mild-moderate losses (with HA's). The kiddos who end up delayed and stuck are those who don't get access with hearing aids but can't get CI's...it stinks...


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