Audiofuzzy
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I see a lot of arguments against implanting CI, especially in young children, and Ci in general.
.. what irritates me is no one who says "leave to children when they grow up" is addressing the issue of vital early years of speech development from birth to the age of 6 years old in any human child, deaf or hearing.
Once this time passes, is irreversible, the child will NEVER be able to achieve as good results from being implanted later,
also if a hearing child is not exposed to the langauge it will NOT have as good comunication skills as a child who was exposed early and talked a lot to in this time period (birth to 6y.o.)
An example are hearing children who are found raised by wild animals. These children when they are over 6 years old they do NOT learn anymore how to speak, only barely.
Another very simple example how speech developes is, try to learn foreign language when you are older. The older you are the harder it is.
Another thing that makes me wonder - why does some people think whoever chooses CI is "wrong", "acts against deaf culture", " is freaking audist" etc.
What about PERSONAL choice?
Why does it make me Bad Person if I decide to drop deaf culture and join hearing world? Who and Why is going to tell me what to do?? Don't I have any right to choose myself who and where I want to be?
Who is going to make me happy, I or YOU?
Why some people, "hardcore deafies", should shunn me just me because I want to hear?
Fuzzy
.. what irritates me is no one who says "leave to children when they grow up" is addressing the issue of vital early years of speech development from birth to the age of 6 years old in any human child, deaf or hearing.
Once this time passes, is irreversible, the child will NEVER be able to achieve as good results from being implanted later,
also if a hearing child is not exposed to the langauge it will NOT have as good comunication skills as a child who was exposed early and talked a lot to in this time period (birth to 6y.o.)
An example are hearing children who are found raised by wild animals. These children when they are over 6 years old they do NOT learn anymore how to speak, only barely.
Another very simple example how speech developes is, try to learn foreign language when you are older. The older you are the harder it is.
Another thing that makes me wonder - why does some people think whoever chooses CI is "wrong", "acts against deaf culture", " is freaking audist" etc.
What about PERSONAL choice?
Why does it make me Bad Person if I decide to drop deaf culture and join hearing world? Who and Why is going to tell me what to do?? Don't I have any right to choose myself who and where I want to be?
Who is going to make me happy, I or YOU?
Why some people, "hardcore deafies", should shunn me just me because I want to hear?
Fuzzy