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Change country and you'll see... We don't even know who Bell is here (well ok I do), but in Italy, oralism is the norm and I know people who are deaf from birth and proudly say "never learned sign language and never needed it because I can talk". Hopefully, my son won't be one of them...:roll:

They're starting to implant severe deafs too, here. And I'm sure many "profound" kids are not profound at all (I know of at least one who was diagnosed as profound and then, after CI, they found out he wasn't - he's severe on the unimplanted ear, but now refuses his HA on that ear). As for...

I'm sorry for this mum feeling hurted, but I guess it can happen sometimes... To hurt, and to be hurted. These are chances of growth, but when you're at the beginning of your child's deaf journey, you feel everything deeper. It still happens to me after 1 year, to be hurt when someone says...

That's true Grendel, but with small kids communication is naturally made of many things... Touch, smiles, facial expressions, small gestures. We all use them and that is the first form of communication with all children, hearing or deaf. Also, not all families are the same. For us, to be told...

I still don't understand what's the need of being genderless. I'm upset about conventional way to treat differently boys and girls, too, but the family's ways are what matters with small children (unless you leave them in daycare or with someone else most of the day, of course - I believe small...

I wonder how in the world is possible to be so sure about residual hearing in a 1 month old baby to give him correct amplification. there are no reliable test to do at that age, how would they set hearing aids for a baby?? How easy it could be to mess up things giving wrong amplification and...

God knows I hope so:lol: He's starting to use some sign these days, I've been able to recognize a "no" and some other small sign. Apart from the ones he invents and we're not always able to find out what he means :roll: But I'm so happy he's finally trying to sign! Plus, he sometimes aks for...

I was kidding about the test, of course online tests are just for fun... He's not immerse in ASL, we're just beginning to learn LIS (italian sign language) and no, no deaf schools in our area. The closest one is more than 2 hours away and I don't even drive :roll:

I think it would be really bad to let the child choose. Of course you can't force the child to see his father if he doesn't want to (but I hope nobody would do so), but it's NOT a child responsibility to choose such a thing... Also, if something bad actually happens, then the child would blame...

Ok, Jillio and berry, both of your answers are very useful... Since probably they explain the reasons of the "game"! He tries sometimes, to make us happy, but basically the whole thing is not very interesting for him at the moment. He's growing up fast anyway, and we are learning more signs...

I'm in Trieste, really close to Austria. But for holidays we prefer Croatia... Still a bit cheaper than Austria :D

I often wonder if he has tinnitus, too. But it's too soon to know, anyway. I can tell you even I, when doing those tests, have doubts if I'm hearing sounds or not (especially high pitch sounds). I'm sure I imagine them sometimes, because I simply know it's there!:laugh2: And I miss only 40db...

You know, I think you're right! The problem is... My eldest daughter is that kind of kid, too.:hmm: So I have 2 leaders in my house... We simply NEED to discuss and compromise all the time :laugh2: Me and my husband and always soooo tires, but I hope it helps in the future...

What a though topic!! Emotionally the first thing that comes to mind is "never let him meet a child again"... Especially when you think that child could be yours... I also had some friends who were abused as children so it's easy to think "lock him up forever!!!" But then... As far as I...

It's an interesting topic, and I even wonder if the language of reference does make any difference...? I don't know about researches, I only know it's really not easy to verify is a research is done like it shold and not, let us say, "manipulated" for some reason so... I trust researches and...

It is: in fact, I'm not able to sell them because it's impossible to find someone to adjust them... I don't know in the USA, but here the shop that sells you aids also gives you assistance, programming, moulding and so on. So if you go there with aids you didn't buy from them they usually don't...

Well, I'd like sell my son's old aids... Phonak naida up III. He wore them for 4 months only.

Yes, they told us there can be some relational problem, but he's way too young to tell now... And doesn't have typical autistic traits so if anything's there, it's most likely something we can cope with. I noticed it's important not to force or try to manipulate him: he closes up all...

Thanks for all of your replies, and sorry if some of what I said was maybe unrespectful in some way... As Baech Girl said, we all are learning, it's a nwe path for all of our family. He actually gives different reponses to sound in any situation, daily life AND tests. he's only 2 years old so...

Our son is deaf from before birth - I'm sure of it because I remember thinking "How come he doesn't react to this?" when his sister had night terrors... She was screaming very loud in my arms, so close to my belly, and he kept on sleeping peacefully:laugh2:It took me one year to understand...