MamaFaithful
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Hi,
I'm a 23 year old mother of two and I'm differently-abled.
My hearing is getting worse and my son is hard of hearing (he's two and can only hear whats in front of him. So unless he sees it he cannot hear it. Sorry if this seems patronizing at all I've just got to repeat it to the nursery constantly)
My social worker has suggested we learn sign language so we can communicate within the family, I ask what one and she replied with a very helpful 'I don't know what ever its not like you'll use it with anyone else.'
Typing sign language into google brings up in order asl, sse then bsl. If i were miraculously going to meet people who sign between my home and hospital I guess I should use bsl but it seems like the least favored of the "English" sign languages. Is there a reason for this?
I've tried learning basic signs, numbers and alphabet in both asl and bsl but bsl seems very heavy and cumbersome compared to asl. And with a name like Rebecca and other family members all with long names asl seems to be a lot easier. My son seems to prefer asl (cousin has been skyping from Boston america). Should I give in to asl as its only going to be used in the family or should i preserver with bsl just in case my son needs to use it in the future.
There is no deaf schools or clubs where we live, no communities with differently abled people in (the children center was very unhappy they had to accommodate my wheelchair and i was isolated to the coat rack as otherwise i was taking up too much space trying to interact with my son and his friends).
He would only be signing to me, his dad, his little sister and family in america until he is College age.
I hope all my ramblings made sense.
Hi to all,
Thanks in Advance
From one Very confused mummy.
I'm a 23 year old mother of two and I'm differently-abled.
My hearing is getting worse and my son is hard of hearing (he's two and can only hear whats in front of him. So unless he sees it he cannot hear it. Sorry if this seems patronizing at all I've just got to repeat it to the nursery constantly)
My social worker has suggested we learn sign language so we can communicate within the family, I ask what one and she replied with a very helpful 'I don't know what ever its not like you'll use it with anyone else.'
Typing sign language into google brings up in order asl, sse then bsl. If i were miraculously going to meet people who sign between my home and hospital I guess I should use bsl but it seems like the least favored of the "English" sign languages. Is there a reason for this?
I've tried learning basic signs, numbers and alphabet in both asl and bsl but bsl seems very heavy and cumbersome compared to asl. And with a name like Rebecca and other family members all with long names asl seems to be a lot easier. My son seems to prefer asl (cousin has been skyping from Boston america). Should I give in to asl as its only going to be used in the family or should i preserver with bsl just in case my son needs to use it in the future.
There is no deaf schools or clubs where we live, no communities with differently abled people in (the children center was very unhappy they had to accommodate my wheelchair and i was isolated to the coat rack as otherwise i was taking up too much space trying to interact with my son and his friends).
He would only be signing to me, his dad, his little sister and family in america until he is College age.
I hope all my ramblings made sense.
Hi to all,
Thanks in Advance
From one Very confused mummy.