I am just learning ASL. What works for me is I use every sign that I know and for the ones I don't I finger spell them out. If you make your self use sign as much as you can every day you will start to pick up more and more with out even knowing that you have learned something new.
That is the most truth I have seen in along time
This is great! I love it so much. I feel the same way, you hit the spot. I would like to put this on tagdeaf blog is it is okay with you. please let me know because I will not use it if you say no. Again I want to say this is a great post.
I can't hear with aids at all. I understand that I have to do this for me if I want to. I just wanted to get some idea of what other people have gone through. It is always better to hear it from you all then a doctor who has no idea what it feels like to be deaf or to have to see if CI is right...
I just want to know what the AD family thinks! implants, what do you all think about them? I have not been deaf long, but I am learning sign. Some people think I should try implants or just live oral and not sign. I love to sign because it is apart of who I am now. What do you all think?
To all
Thank you so much for making me feel so welcome. It is very nice of all of you to take the time to send a welcome out to a new person on the site. Lot of love and hugs go out to all of you.
Hey there! I have seen you around like here and on tag. You seem to me to be a very nice person. Trust me we all have ups and downs. It will get better.
P.S your right AD family is just that! You guys are family
I got very sick and had a very high fever. When The fever left so did my hearing. They say nerv damage. Can't be fixed. So I got to live, but at the cost was my hearing. So when I look at the whole picture I guess I am lucky to just be here you know. I just miss hearing and wonder if I will get...
I have only just become deaf. I live in a house of all hearing ppl. I have starting teaching my self to sign but I just want to know will I feel alone for ever? I have been placed into a world and culture I know nothing about. I feel like I don't belong in either world. How do I meet other deaf...