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Originally Posted by Keanusmom
Kind of. This is a critical year for my son. He was implanted at age four and was made to function in the hearing world. So this year, I sent him to a school for the deaf and he realized that THIS is where he belongs. So along with puberty kicking in, his psyche going haywire, having to leave his friends from his last school (oral program in a public school), realizing that he is part of the DEAF society! At the school for the deaf, everyone MUST sign at all times, so he is learning ASL at a super rapid pace. I feel like such a bad parent for not realizing that was the issue for so many years. I was convinced that his "miracle ear" was gonna kick in one day and make him talk right! But, as I said. This year was a big reality check for the both of us (he will be 13 in December). Now I am in ASL classes every weekend just trying to keep up with him!
Thank God for things like ASLPro.com, Sorenson VRS and Jr. NAD! All big aids in getting us comfortable in our new society.
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Glad that the new direction in education is working well for you both and it sounds like you wish you had the confidence to do it sooner. I think that with your son being implanted at the age of four and having no spoken language before that, he was always going to struggle in an oral only program and it would have been prudent for the professionals to have recommended a program with ASL in a Bi Bi or TC approach at that age.
By the way, your son has a lovely smile
