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I firmly don't believe a young child can figure out a Deaf identity. That child can distinguish that they're "different" somehow, but not in a cultural "Deaf" sense. I've already said it myself, with examples, in other posts. I was probably well into my 30's before I realized it myself. Up until then, I knew I was not hearing, that I was at, the very least, deaf (note the lowercase d), communicated in sign language except for when at work (I worked -- still do) for large corporations where there's no other d/Deaf). It wasn't until several years back when I started spending lots of time at the d/Deaf club that I started to realize a difference. This was home.
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