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It can be a loss of expectations. Before a baby is born the parents think of who they will be, what they will do... You see them becoming a dancer, musician, scholar, athlete, whatever. You long to hear that first word. Then, with a diagnosis of hearing loss, especially if you are not...

Wouldn't really be any different than teaching a child about synonyms. It is not beyond the understanding of a young child to recognize that other people may have a different word for things. Diaper vs. nappy, French fries vs. chips, soccer vs. football, water fountain vs. bubbler... for...

Tattoo Bullies Busted - May 20, 2010

Many deaf people don't need to learn what a word sounds like to learn to read it. They learn words, not sounds, and associate those words with signs. There is no sound. Phonetics are not used and not at all important, sometimes even considered a waste of time. No, they don't just look and...

SEE is not it's OWN language. It follows the rules and grammar of English. That would be like saying braille is a language. It is a mere method for conveying the English language.

That looks horrifically complicated. I was makle to make out most of The Cat In the Hat (doesn't hurt that I have it memorized anyway), but the symbols would be a nightmare to replicate by hand. IMHO, it's just not a feasable idea. Is there some reason people are wanting to avoid being...

But, if Anij doesn't live with her niece and her parents are not signing, it wouldn't hurt to use other resources. Besides, if mom and dad watch with her, the whole family can learn! Signing Time was a HUGE bonus when I was first learning to sign, especially for all those kid friendly signs...

Whoa... don't take it personally. Not ALL homes were supposed to receive census forms in the mail. The Bureau actually planned to only personally interview certain communities. A smallish town near me was excluded from the mailings and lots of folks got worried about it and a Census Bureau...

if she's allowed to watch a bit of TV, check your local library for the Signing Time DVDs. They even have a small Baby Signing Time subseries. The Baby Einstein series has a signing DVD, too.

You are right. Each case SHOULD be evaluated on it's own merits, but it sometimes doesn't happen that way. There are some audis, ENTs, teachers and other 'people of knowledge' (not ALL... some) who feel all deaf children should be implanted, regardless of their circumstances. They then harp...

I would contact both the local police and the Census Bureau. We had a similar situation locally where fake Census workers were knocking on doors and asking for personal info not needed for the census (names, SSNs). Maybe these were just lazy Census takers, but maybe not...

I agree with this in a day care/childcare setting, but if a preschool program is part of the public school system, even if it isn't housed in a public school, they should follow the same dress code as the other school staff. I agree with the Manchester school board. Teachers ARE...

I believe WSD is the same. Speech is an individual elective

I would never blame a whole group, no matter who they are, for the asshattery of a single person.

If someone wants to attack ME - call me fat, ugly, stupid, whatever - that's fine. I'm a big girl and can take it. However, when they turn on my kids, sometimes addressing them directly, and say that I don't love them and want them to be retarded, I have a problem with that. I'll buck up and...

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but prereading skills/reading readiness is not the same as reading. They are early and very necessary steps toward reading, but not actual reading and comprehension of written language. We have the prereading skills by the horn. Lables on everything, picture...

I wish my kid's school had a uniform policy. Uniforms (5 pants, 5 tops and a couple sweatshirts) are FAR more affordable than more fashionable options. not to mention it eliminates the "what do I want to wear today?" dawdling that makes getting ready for school take FOREVER. My daughter...

At not quite 3 and a half, I don't see reading as being a possible expectation, especially for a child who doesn't have a firm grasp on her first language yet. English and 'hard core' reading readiness will start in 4K. She already recognizes the alphabet and can sign a little more than half...

My daughter is "ASL first". English will not be introduced until it's time to learn to read.

And I you. Until you understand fully what it's like to actually have to make these decisions and be treated like a criminal for it, you really can have no opinion on the matter. It is so much more than 'making fun' and 'name calling'. It's bullying. When you've walked in my shoes, you...