Recent content by AmandaBarr

Thank you guys again, for the wonderful suggestions, I created a picture book two days ago for us to use and she seems timid but she understands it. She is in a pre-preschool program within our state system, but she almost never has the same behavior at school. I have noticed that since she...

I will be honest and say that stupiditly we took a little time in the beginning but have been signing to her since she was about 8 months. The funny thing about signing is that the only signs she will use are the words she speaks. We had her tested for autism, negative, because we noticed in...

Thank you all for the posts. I do find it interesting that a few people on here assumed that we dont use sign, we do as much as we can, but its kinda hard when she is kicking and screaming for her to visually see us trying to "talk" to her. She got her first implant at 15 months and her second...

Hello, I am new to the forum and need some advice. I am the first time parent of a 3 year old who has bilateral cochlear implants. She is horriblely delayed in her speech and language, she is at about a 13 months old level. I know that this will develop in time, but its seems like most days...