SLP easier to find than ASL class

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Why is it easier to find speech therapy than it is to find ASL classes? Our family uses both speech and CASE but I can not get equal support for both.
 
It is easier because more people see speech useful and asl a way to 'hid', that is why if a child is born deaf the doctor will suggest a cochlear and speech therapy and tell the parents teaching them asl would be bad for their future. When my children's doctor learned I was teaching them asl she jumped down my throat about how bad it would be for their speech development

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Except for college lol

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I would think there would also be more things than deafness that a SLP would deal with and thus more chance to work as that. Thus, also more people going into that field.
 
hearing people DO have a hard time learning ASL which is why. like Reba mentioned that follow the $$ because hearing people can speak therefore they make Deaf kids to learn how to speak for them!
 
Jane B. said:
I would think there would also be more things than deafness that a SLP would deal with and thus more chance to work as that. Thus, also more people going into that field.
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This is true, some hearing kids and audtistic kids and foster kids that didn't go to school at a younger age need speech therapy.
 
DeafNerdMommy said:
This is true, some hearing kids and audtistic kids and foster kids that didn't go to school at a younger age need speech therapy.
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Actually that's right. It's fairly rare to encounter a SLP who is very experianced with dhh kids. Most of the time, they're more experianced with other disorders.
 
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