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Actually, its a very similar process. And we also have the problems that you have with your ASL. Its difficult for a hearing person not to attach sound to everything and to think in purely visual concept. Just as its difficult for a deaf child to learn to attach sound to everything and stop thinking in purely visual concept. I've been signing long enough now that I can almost feel the switch in my brain when I start signing. And I can carry on a whole conversation with complete understanding without ever thinking about an English word. In fact, if I have to put my ASL into English, it takes me a minute to do so. That's why I admire the skill of terps.

[QUOTE="jillio, post: 837538, member: 10801"] Actually, its a very similar process. And we also have the problems that you have with your ASL. Its difficult for a hearing person not to attach sound to everything and to think in purely visual concept. Just as its difficult for a deaf child to learn to attach sound to everything and stop thinking in purely visual concept. I've been signing long enough now that I can almost feel the switch in my brain when I start signing. And I can carry on a whole conversation with complete understanding without ever thinking about an English word. In fact, if I have to put my ASL into English, it takes me a minute to do so. That's why I admire the skill of terps. [/QUOTE]

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