babyangel5302
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so how do you feel going to a hearing school?
well it doesnt bother me to attend hearing college as i do now. as long as they provide me with the accommodations i need. its when they dont that i loose my cool.
to each his own though...
ohh because im at a hearing school.
people look at you wierd.
its hard to get accommodations.
they asssume things all the time.
no one seems to understand.
and everyone thinks i have all deaf friends.
thats not true it makes me feel bad i have of hearing as well.
I hated it because I was the only deaf kid there until high school. I was put at the front row and expected to understand everything that was going on. I missed out probably 95% of everything. Socializing became hellish around 5th grade when dynamics changed from play to chatting. Also, there was the bullying issue that I had to deal with on top of it.
Yes, I have many friends but that was made possible by one-on-one socializing. If it wasnt for that, I wouldnt have any friends. However, one-on-one socializing didnt happen too often as socializing was in large groups so I had to pretend so often that I believed I could understand what everyone was saying.
Also, I had identity issues which lead to the near destruction of my self-esteem.
I give my hearing school experience a thumbs down.
This. I've experienced exactly same thing. This is coming from deaf person with cochlear implant.I hated it because I was the only deaf kid there until high school. I was put at the front row and expected to understand everything that was going on. I missed out probably 95% of everything. Socializing became hellish around 5th grade when dynamics changed from play to chatting. Also, there was the bullying issue that I had to deal with on top of it.
Yes, I have many friends but that was made possible by one-on-one socializing. If it wasnt for that, I wouldnt have any friends. However, one-on-one socializing didnt happen too often as socializing was in large groups so I had to pretend so often that I believed I could understand what everyone was saying.
Also, I had identity issues which lead to the near destruction of my self-esteem.
I give my hearing school experience a thumbs down.