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Oh... Adam signs a lot! He used his first sign of more at about 5 months old and signed mom shortly after that. He uses about 15 signs and understands MANY more. I love being able to communicate so freely with him. He uses some vocal words, but mostly just uses his own secret Adam language...

That is what the doctor said. I do teach Adam some signs. I have great vocab and teaching him allows me the opportunity to learn words I wouldn't ordinarily use. I love being able to communicate with him without having to vocalize. Especially when I am talking to a client on the phone (I'm a...

Dee, That is the cutest dog!!!

Hey there! I just found AllDeaf and am loving it! I am trying to make connections with people in my area, so if you live in or near G'ville, let me know! Do any deaf/hoh events ever go on here?

I didn't. Hearing devices really throw me off. I use attachment parenting so we really haven't had any problems. I would wear him all the time and co-sleep at night when he was really small. Now that he is mobile, he understands that he needs to get mommy's attention and he has no trouble...

1.) How long have you been in labor for with your child (ren) The time you arrive at the hospital, the time you had your first contractions, if you remember it. I went into labor at 2am, but did not realize it was labor. I drove myself to the hospital at 4:30 to see a doctor about my stomach...

One thing I should add is that I am teaching Adam what I know (simple phrases). I get a huge kick out of it when he is loud and banging one second :hyper: and then sitting quietly reading a book the next :angel: . People don't realize that I signed to him and they think he is just amazingly...

I realize he didn't get the hearing loss from me. It's just coincidence. Does anyone have suggestions on learning ASL. I took classes in college, but I have the vocabulary so they bored me learning things like the alphabet and simple words, but I do not know enough for advanced classes...

I lost my hearing in a car accident 6 years ago and never really learned ASL. No one in my family knew it and none of my friends did, so I just picked up how to read lips. That works fine for me (most of the time). My 11 month old son has failed the hearing screening twice (but opposite ears...

Hi! I am from FL too. I see a lot of things are going on in the Tampa/Orlando area. Does anyone know how to get resources on events going on in the Gainesville area? :dunno: