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She's actually very oral, very easily understood. Though I think most kids don't even know how well she speaks because she is so quiet. Even the school staff is surprised when I say how different she is in school compared at home (she is very outgoing and talkative at home, but usually only...

We're in PA. She hates sports, lol, but is big into fitness. I am signing her up for yoga! I wouldn't think she has Asperger's. She is shy in school, but she doesn't fit any of the other symptoms for it. I wasn't very outgoing in school and neither was my husband, so I think she just inherited...

Next year she will be taking ASL as her foreign language. We see this as a place she can take a leadership role because she already knows sign, which could lead to increased social opportunities. If she can communicate with the hearing kids on a more even level, she will start to feel more...

There isn't anything like that. They have stuff like that for adults, but not kids (though I will be suggesting it!). They do put together several events during the school year for the deaf kids in the area though (baseball games, cooking classes, etc). Some she'll go to, others she's...

She does go to a deaf camp in summer. She hated it the first year (homesick), but loved it last year. Unfortunately, the kids are from all over, so no one close enough to hang out with. I've told her that if she isn't ready to put herself out there to make friends in person at school, social...

I know there are a lot of deaf adults in the forum, and was hoping you'd have some advice for a deaf teen who is going through a tough time in school? My daughter will be going to high school next year. She has a CI, but because of a malformed cochlea, it isn't ideal, so she does use an...

She does have an IEP. After discussing it with the TOD, I decided to keep her in the general music class, and if needed, they will make accommodations for her, such as no test that she has to hear for, etc. I will talk to the music teacher before class starts to go over what she can and can't...

Did they have an alternative that you took instead, like an extra art class or something? It does seem pretty ridiculous to penalize a deaf student for not being able to hear!

Hi! What kind of music classes did you take in school to fulfill the music requirement? The description for my daughter's music class next year has me concerned "...students will develop critical listening skills and empathy by performing for each other..." and I feel that we are now getting...

Thanks for the info! I was leaning towards the Apple TV anyway, and it seems like that might be the best solution for us.

Hi! We currently watch Netflix streamed through an Xbox, and have never run across a single movie/tv show that hasn't been captioned. However, that is the kid's tv, and we want to be able to stream to our tv in the living room, so I am looking to see what I can use to do so. My brother gave...

Does anyone here that learned a foreign language in middle school/high school use an interpreter in school? My daughter uses an interpreter and I was wondering how interpreting work for that class? It's not likely the interpreter is going to know all the languages they sample (they do 3 over...

Does anyone have an XBOX 360? My daughters got one for Christmas. We've noticed that there is a lot of talking going on in some of them, and DD can't hear what they are saying. She's getting really frustrated because she can't understand the instructions. Is there a way to caption/subtitle...

I got it all straightened out. They have no intention of taking away her interpreter, they just want to introduce the deaf kids to any new technology that is out there, and learn about it themselves too to see if it could have merit for any of the students. They've had several parents actually...

What would be the reasoning behind using a program like this with a 6th grader who has known reading comprehension and vocabulary issues (even though she is a straight A student), instead of trying it out on your deaf high school students first? It's easier for her to understand something she...