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Unread 04-17-2012, 09:36 AM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by joycem137 View Post
I have CAPD, and waffle about whether to refer to myself as HoH or as something altogether different from any of Deaf, HoH, and Hearing. But despite my continuing struggles to identify myself and difficulties explaining my situation, everyone I've met in the Deaf community so far have seemed really positive. I go every month to the local Deaf Coffee meet up, and when I can find people patient enough to put up with my fledgling ASL, we seem to get along quite well.

At least in this local circle, I have seen none of the anti-HoH attitudes I've heard about.
Curious on what you just said. Does that mean you had at times when people weren't patient enough with your fledgling ASL?
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