Also, I want to add, my mom DID try to get me deaf friends. Aside from going to deaf conventions, she would introduce me to other deaf children that she knew through people (I don't remember how) and the clients of my speech therapist. I remember there was a woman who had 2 deaf boys, and I know she asked them to come over and play with me. Plus another girl who I actually played with often. I don't have many deaf friends but I DO have them. However, I'm wondering what people think about this? Is this "enough" exposure to the deaf community? If not, then that means the only option is that I'd have to go to a deaf school. What I am asking is, would my mom be considered one of those people who "rejects" the deaf community because she felt I'd do better in a private school, not a deaf school, even though she has tried to get me to meet other deaf children?
