jillio
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yeah... though i've never claimed to have "effortless" use of spoken english... its always been really hard for me... i didn't say my first word until i was 3... i would just point at things that i wanted or were wrong... i was in speech therapy from the time i was 2 1/2 until i was 16, when i told i parents i was never going back. speaking has always been harder for me... and people understanding me... thats even been worse... something my parents and sisters don't understand is why ASL is easier for me to communicate in than speech, even though i'm not close to fluent in ASL. And i'm just starting to be involved in the Deaf Culture, which is an amazing eye opener, and I'm feeling more at home in the Deaf culture than I ever did in the hearing world... I'm just finding my way home i guess
Few deaf do. I was referring to a discussion that went on last week. We had a deaf audist claiming that "effortless" use of English was necessary for someone to be fluent in English. There was quite a stir over that one!:P
Welcome home. There are many around here that can relate to your journey.