Deaf Parents of Deaf kids

Kids get CI??

  • Yes. why not

    Votes: 7 25.9%

  • No.

    Votes: 9 33.3%

  • Maybe.

    Votes: 11 40.7%
  • Total voters
    27
Cloggy said:
Are these required qualifications? And ... For what?
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The thread title makes them a requirement. It's what the whole thread is about.
 
DeafCaroline said:
You deaf? Grew up deaf? Wore hearing aids? Got implanted with a CI? parent of a deaf child?
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Ofc not. But, I also have a clue what it's like to be ridiculed for being different. I grew up wheelchair bound and come up against some nasty people in my time. Being bitter towards others is NOT going to help anyone. It won't help you; nor will it help to make people listen to you.

I have never, ever said that sign language shouldn't be used. I have never, ever said that a child should be excluded from the Deaf community. I've always supported ASL and I always will. But, what I AM against is extremism. And, that's what I'm seeing from a certain few on here. It's not going to help ANYONE.

Just sayin'
 
remove the possibility of nerve damage, paralysis, meningitis and the other deadly and debilitating things then I will probably be in favor of implanting a kid before they have a choice.


edit to add. If they ask for it then all power to them but I will not risk a kids life or well being on convenience.
 
Oceanbreeze said:
Ofc not. But, I also have a clue what it's like to be ridiculed for being different. I grew up wheelchair bound and come up against some nasty people in my time. Being bitter towards others is NOT going to help anyone. It won't help you; nor will it help to make people listen to you.

I have never, ever said that sign language shouldn't be used. I have never, ever said that a child should be excluded from the Deaf community. I've always supported ASL and I always will. But, what I AM against is extremism. And, that's what I'm seeing from a certain few on here. It's not going to help ANYONE.

Just sayin'
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And exactly what form of extremism are you talking about?
 
quote: "Are these required qualifications? And ... For what?" <end quote from Cloggy>

Cloggy, can't believe you just wrote that in response to Caroline-
whoosh....

I get what DC means when she asks that:)
 
dogmom said:
quote: "Are these required qualifications? And ... For what?" <end quote from Cloggy>

Cloggy, can't believe you just wrote that in response to Caroline-
whoosh....

I get what DC means when she asks that:)
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Please explain!
 
Don't worry, DC, as OB fails ALL of the criteria so I would say the lovely Rick's logic is moot.
 
flip said:
By comparing those who have and not.
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Merely comparing having Ci and not having CI is not enough.

In between there is a whole lot of circumstances that may contribute to being "fucked up"
about which you might not be aware of.

Fuzzy
 
There seems to be a focus on how difficult it is for some of the posters here to acquire speech. What myself and other ci parents have been saying not only now but for years is that the ci has made a big impact for some to acquire speech. I can tell you, that my daughter's experiences are in no way similar to what some have described. Within months of being implanted she went from a few one syllable words to speaking in sentences. By the time she reached school she had age appropriate langauge.

What I have seen first hand over the years is she is not unique, that she is just one of thousands who have had thier road to speech made significantly easier due to the cochlear implant. It continues to amaze me how well, especially the bi lat kids, are doing.

No, speech is not everything and there are many more factors to consider in raising a child but why not just accept the fact that there are indeed children and now adults who have had good ci experiences, do not have estranged relationships with thier families and are doing fine.

I am truly sorry if your have estranged relationships with your families. I would not wish that upon anyone and if you have found a community that makes you feel comfortable fine but I am not going to accept the blame for everything that went wrong in your lives nor appologize for being a parent who has always been actively involved in thier kid's life and is proud of the fact that she is now an adult and continuing to do well nor am I going to dismiss the substantial positive impact the cochlear implant has had in her life.
 
I haven't denied myself implants and I still agree with many of the Deaf posters.
 
Oceanbreeze said:
How many have you observed? Did you communicate with that person to find out why they were so messed up? How do you know that it was the CI that caused their dysfunctional, and, not just normal teenage crap that ALL of us go through?
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My point precisely.
To be able to make a bold statement like this,

one must have undeniable scientific data to prove it.

Unbiased, controlled studies done on such subjects.

Is there one here? So far I can't see any.

Fuzzy
 
AlleyCat said:
Don't worry, DC, as OB fails ALL of the criteria so I would say the lovely Rick's logic is moot.
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Lovely, fabulous, please stop you are making me blush!

The difference between OB abd Dc is that OB is not telling anyone how they should raise their child as DC constantly is. OB is willing to recognize that each deaf child is different where as DC thinks her experiences and her relationships with her parents are universal to all deaf children.
 
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