Preparing 8and worrying) for kindergarten... - Page 2

messymama · 12-20-2011, 12:30 AM

Yes Deafdyke, oralism is the most used especially if you do therapies at the hospital. Therapists that teach speech with their mouth covered, no gestures, no lipreading... Of course to get results with profoundly deaf kids thay have to implant them. There are parents who choose a different path, but we seem to be a minority, so there's not much for us. And no summer camps as far as I know... There is one week of meeting in summer with other families with deaf kids but I never went. They basically talk about CI and such, and after all they're all hearing parents...

Really, it's a shame how Italy is dealing with deafness. Of any kind, really (late deafened almost have no help at all). Yes we have economical help... Not much, but that helps me to work less and have time to stay with my children which is not bad at all! But I think they deserve more.

The problem is, here in Italy deafness is a disability, period. Nobody knows of deaf culture, SL isn't even recognized as a real language!! There is an open fight between signers and oralists and while they fight, they're losing all the little benefits they have

We're far from having what you have there... But we'll work on that. Our children are going to make the difference. That's why I want to grow them up being very confident and strong willed

They have battles ahead!

@Jillio: Thank for your words, this is the only place where I can really feel I'm understood in the way I'm growing up my child. It would be great if there were people like you here to help us parents... Who knows, I may do that someday

deafdyke · 12-20-2011, 06:37 PM

OMG, so not even oral schools? That is super sad

And yeah......the sitution in Italy sounds awful!

deafdyke · 12-20-2011, 06:49 PM

and I cannot believe that auditory verbal has such a HUGE influence.......they are just utterly utterly clueless as to what life is like in the hearign world....and I can guanrttee you that a lot of the oral kids are secretly thinking " I wish I could go to school with other dhh kids!"
I wish we could effect a change in deaf ed in Italy!

12-20-2011, 12:30 AM	#31 (permalink)
messymama Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: italy Posts: 112	Yes Deafdyke, oralism is the most used especially if you do therapies at the hospital. Therapists that teach speech with their mouth covered, no gestures, no lipreading... Of course to get results with profoundly deaf kids thay have to implant them. There are parents who choose a different path, but we seem to be a minority, so there's not much for us. And no summer camps as far as I know... There is one week of meeting in summer with other families with deaf kids but I never went. They basically talk about CI and such, and after all they're all hearing parents... Really, it's a shame how Italy is dealing with deafness. Of any kind, really (late deafened almost have no help at all). Yes we have economical help... Not much, but that helps me to work less and have time to stay with my children which is not bad at all! But I think they deserve more. The problem is, here in Italy deafness is a disability, period. Nobody knows of deaf culture, SL isn't even recognized as a real language!! There is an open fight between signers and oralists and while they fight, they're losing all the little benefits they have We're far from having what you have there... But we'll work on that. Our children are going to make the difference. That's why I want to grow them up being very confident and strong willed They have battles ahead! @Jillio: Thank for your words, this is the only place where I can really feel I'm understood in the way I'm growing up my child. It would be great if there were people like you here to help us parents... Who knows, I may do that someday deafdyke likes this. __________________ Proud mum of two blessings: 5yo hearing girl and 3yo profoundly deaf boy

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12-20-2011, 06:37 PM	#32 (permalink)
deafdyke Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 13,088	OMG, so not even oral schools? That is super sad And yeah......the sitution in Italy sounds awful!

12-20-2011, 06:49 PM	#33 (permalink)
deafdyke Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Trebekistan Posts: 13,088	and I cannot believe that auditory verbal has such a HUGE influence.......they are just utterly utterly clueless as to what life is like in the hearign world....and I can guanrttee you that a lot of the oral kids are secretly thinking " I wish I could go to school with other dhh kids!" I wish we could effect a change in deaf ed in Italy!