Is Sign Language Frowned Upon?

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Doug5

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If you cant hear what else u gonna do?
 
If someone frowned on me because I use sign language, I would tell them to go away and dont bother me.
 
my parents had the idea that learning sign language would be as usefull as learning latin. If youre the only person that knows it, what good does it do you? they and teachers felt my hearing was good enough that learning sign wasnt necessary.

The reason for my post is the thread about parents "allowing" their child to learn sign. Like its a taboo.

I think I should learn it for fun.
 
Doug5 said:
my parents had the idea that learning sign language would be as usefull as learning latin. If youre the only person that knows it, what good does it do you? they and teachers felt my hearing was good enough that learning sign wasnt necessary.

The reason for my post is the thread about parents "allowing" their child to learn sign. Like its a taboo.

I think I should learn it for fun.
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I have seen what happens to many kids when their parents dont learn sign language to meet their communication needs. My deaf brother is one of them and it is a very sad. It is a necessity for many deaf children for language and literacy development.
 
I think if youre hearing is bad enough that it requires ha, u should learn to sign. when I was applying, for college a lot of them required or preferred that u take 2 years of a foreign language in high school.
 
Doug5 said:
I think if youre hearing is bad enough that it requires ha, u should learn to sign. when I was applying for college a lot of them required or preferred that u take 2 years of a foreign language in high school.
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That's awesome. I was born with severe profound hearing loss in both ears and sign language was forbidden for me all of my life until I learned it as an adult.
 
shel90 said:
I have seen what happens to many kids when their parents dont learn sign language to meet their communication needs. My deaf brother is one of them and it is a very sad. It is a necessity for many deaf children for language and literacy development.
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I agree 100%. the language part of the brain needs stimulation when its developing, whether if its through sounds or sign.

Also, youd think thered be some psychological detriment to the child if the parent doesnt make an effort to effectively communicate with him. Like the child isnt important enough communicate with.
 
Doug5 said:
I agree 100%. the language part of the brain needs stimulation when its developing, whether if its through sounds or sign.

Also, youd think thered be some psychological detriment to the child if the parent doesnt make an effort to effectively communicate with him. Like the child isnt important enough communicate with.
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I see that tooooo many times both personally and professionally on what it does to the kids. The kids dont deserve it.
 
shel90 said:
That's awesome. I was born with severe profound hearing loss in both ears and sign language was forbidden for me all of my life until I learned it as an adult.
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i was never forbidden to learn sign, i was always told my hearing is better than it is.
 
Doug5 said:
i was never forbidden to learn sign, i was always told my hearing is better than it is.
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Interesting...

I was told because I can talk so well and can understand hearing people so well, that I didnt need it.

Also, others (especially teachers) have told me that I was so smart because I could talk so well and that I was too smart for sign language. :ugh3:
 
shel90 said:
I see that tooooo many times both personally and professionally on what it does to the kids. The kids dont deserve it.
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what are some of the effects? Some examples,plz? inferorty complex?
 
Doug5 said:
what are some of the effects? Some examples,plz? inferorty complex?
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constant frustration
language delays
loss of motivation to learn
depression
anger
indifference towards parents
loss of self-esteem


so many more.
 
Doug5 said:
my parents had the idea that learning sign language would be as usefull as learning latin. If youre the only person that knows it, what good does it do you? they and teachers felt my hearing was good enough that learning sign wasnt necessary.

The reason for my post is the thread about parents "allowing" their child to learn sign. Like its a taboo.

I think I should learn it for fun.
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Go ahead and learn it for the fun of it. Find a deaf friend who knows ASL to teach you. I check your profile and didn't see where you are from.

Latin is very much a dead language. The only people spoke it would be those in the Vatican City. However, the English language had borrowed some words from Latin.
 
Buffalo said:
Go ahead and learn it for the fun of it. Find a deaf friend who knows ASL to teach you. I check your profile and didn't see where you are from.

Latin is very much a dead language. The only people spoke it would be those in the Vatican City. However, the English language had borrowed some words from Latin.
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I live in the chicago area and plan on moving to phoenix.

Even though latin is dead it could be a usefull tool. a lot of medical and law terminology has roots in latin. For example medical anatomy is just latin words describing body parts: cardiac=heart celiac=belly

also knowing latin number prefixes would help figure out words in the verbal portion of the SAT college entrance exam. for example tri=3

I went off on a tangent. Anyways, learning sign could be usefull in other ways besides communicating with people. you never know.
 
shel90 said:
constant frustration
language delays
loss of motivation to learn
depression
anger
indifference towards parents
loss of self-esteem


so many more.
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Good job, shel. I will add failure identity, personality disorder, attachment disorder, and risk taking behavior.
 
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