Hi,
My name is Kira. I'm 31 and am trying to regain a lot of lost knowledge in ASL. Although I'm not D/deaf, I am dealing with an increasing hearing "issue". I've been interested in learning ASL and working with the Deaf community in a professional capacity (as a psychologist) for some time...
The reason so many ASL-using children grow up to have significant difficulties in reading and writing has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE USE OF ASL. It has to do with everything from a failure of the educational systems to create a curriculum specifically targeted to deaf children (they're all modified...