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Adam Woerlein

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I'm hard of hearing and this is my first time involving myself with others who share the similar condition. I don't know how to word any of these introductions, so I apologize if I say anything ableist.
 
What do you want to tell us about yourself?

Were you always hard of hearing?
How old are you?

How much hearing loss do you have?

All these are good things to talk about to help us get to know you. :)
 
Bottesini said:
What do you want to tell us about yourself?

Were you always hard of hearing?
How old are you?

How much hearing loss do you have?

All these are good things to talk about to help us get to know you. :)
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I was born 27 years ago with this syndrome called charge which affects all of your senses. In addition, it makes your school and social life a complete challenge. This disorder involved hearing problems from birth.

I can hear people from my right ear, but my left may as well be stuffed with cotton.
 
Adam Woerlein said:
I was born 27 years ago with this syndrome called charge which affects all of your senses. In addition, it makes, your school and social life a complete challenge. This disorder involved hearing problems from birth.

I can hear people from my right ear, but my left may as well be stuffed with cotton.
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Interesting.

Do you also have coloboma of your eyes?

I am deaf and also legally blind, and I have Asperger's syndrome, so I am not a stranger to the challenges of social life. :lol:

What kind of school did you attend?
 
Bottesini said:
Interesting.

Do you also have coloboma of your eyes?

I am deaf and also legally blind, and I have Asperger's syndrome, so I am not a stranger to the challenges of social life. :lol:

What kind of school did you attend?
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Nope. Be honest, I'm not going to be ostracized because I do not relate to a level of hearing loss that requires interpreters?
 
Adam Woerlein said:
Nope. Be honest, I'm not going to be ostracized because I do not relate to a level of hearing loss that requires interpreters?
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Nope. We have a TON of folks here who are functionally HOH or HOH and didn't grow up with ASL or deaf schools.
 
Adam Woerlein said:
I was born 27 years ago with this syndrome called charge which affects all of your senses. In addition, it makes your school and social life a complete challenge. This disorder involved hearing problems from birth.

I can hear people from my right ear, but my left may as well be stuffed with cotton.
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I am familair with CHARGE. There are a lot of Charge kids at Perkins....I am also familiar with the school and social life issues....and A LOT of mainstreamed and oral kids deal with those...not just Charge kids.
 
deafdyke said:
I am familair with CHARGE. There are a lot of Charge kids at Perkins....I am also familiar with the school and social life issues....and A LOT of mainstreamed and oral kids deal with those...not just Charge kids.
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I've never actually had anyone who has been familiar with the disorder. I was set up with someone else who had it. I never heard back from them it's common from things like this.
 
Adam Woerlein said:
I've never actually had anyone who has been familiar with the disorder. I was set up with someone else who had it. I never heard back from them it's common from things like this.
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Charge can be severe to mild right? And you're misunderstanding.......social and school stuff is common among MANY MANY oral and mainstreamed kids.....sigh.....if only we could get rid of the myth that the Perfect Placement is a Minimal Accomondations Inclusion setting....we would have kids REALLY thriving!
And just to add, I most likely went through a lot of the same stuff you did....:(
 
deafdyke said:
Charge can be severe to mild right? And you're misunderstanding.......social and school stuff is common among MANY MANY oral and mainstreamed kids.....sigh.....if only we could get rid of the myth that the Perfect Placement is a Minimal Accomondations Inclusion setting....we would have kids REALLY thriving!
And just to add, I most likely went through a lot of the same stuff you did....:(
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I do want to apologize for the assumptions before. I miss out on a lot of conventions of respect.
I'm really happy to know that mainstream people have the same issues as people with disabilities.
 
I'd like to practice ASL ^^ in case anyone's interested...just throwing that out there
 
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