Recent content by 1Artorius

thanks for the warm welcomes CODAchild, I hope you are able to adopt Tiger. Let me know what happens!

where is ntid? what kind of school is that? I have been told my my ASL instructor that the Deaf community is very close and help each other out.

thank you Thanks for the replies. Deafdyke, I joined the listserve, thanks for the link. Like I said, it is a long time awaya before I have to make the decision what to do with my son. I might even homeschool him by that time, as I homeschool my 10 yr old. I homeschool him because the...

thanks a bunch Your msg was very encouraging. You sound very together. what kind of school are you in? Judy

Hi I am researching this for my son who is deaf and has down syndrome (he is high functioning). He is 4 yrs old and is currently attending a public school in a total communication class room. I am looking towards the future. This school he is in goes through 5th grade with total communication...

thank you for your warm welcome! I have been perusing the boards and there are soooo many interesting forums! thank you for your support! Judy

I so agree with this It took me two years to accept the fact that my son needed sign langauge. It was hard enough dealing with his Down Syndrome and then at birth to discover he was profoundly deaf was such a blow on top of that. I felt I could deal with one or the other, but to deal with...

HI I am the mom of a 4 yr old deaf son. he also has Down Syndrome. he is in a total communication class where he is learning and loving sign language. We live in central florida. I am learning sign language too, at the comm college and plan on going as far as I can. My goal is to be a better...