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Originally Posted by drphil
Strange the above thoughts by BecLak don't appear to "arrive when one become late deafened". How does this "miraculous event happen"? Does this suggest an extensive prior study in psychology is required? What about those "deaf/Deaf/Hard of Hearing" persons don't who study psychology?
Read various comments here in Alldeaf.com?
Implanted A B Harmony activated Aug/07
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Originally Posted by jillio
You have to be opened minded enough to allow it to happen. If you close out natural adaptation, you do not receive the benefits available. When you are busy living in what used to be, you can't see what could be.
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Originally Posted by BecLak
I was born severely-deaf. For those who are late-deafened, it is an acquired skill as Jillio mentioned above much like speech is an acquired skill for Deaf.
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I was born with a mild to moderate hearing loss. I consider myself late-deafened since I did have somewhat acceptable hearing for so long during my "formative years". I know exactly what BekLak is speaking about and have been able to figure it out. Maybe that was another subconscious thing I learned as well as my ability to read lips so well.
I will never know. I am just thankful for what I have been able to gain and master in spite of it all. I am finding learning ASL to be more of a challenge, but then again, I don't have the time needed to devote to it with this family of mine and the things I have to devote to them.