Originally Posted by faire_jour

I belong to that site! As a parent of a Deaf child you are told many things but you are NEVER told that your child will be just fine if they never learn to talk. I had to seek out Deaf adults and see for myself that Miss Kat will be just fine with ASL.
That being said, the reason I belong to that site and the reason I have chosen to give her hearing aids and do speech/listening therapy is because it never hurts to offer. I am giving her the opportunity to develop some oral skills, but ASL will probably always be her primary language.