jillio
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i guess I never should've posted this thread...too many opinions around here
My point is exactly this, take it or leave it: I find nothing wrong with CIs I just think it may also be important to let them learn a little sign, maybe go to a deaf school (yes, relocating if need be and you are at all able). Having these two forms of language can make your child even more able to fit in in a world that may not want them because they are deaf, at least with sl and oral they can communicate on both sides, provided they are accepted in both cultures. And yes I am insured, no I'm not deaf. I have worked with deaf adults who are also autistic if that makes a difference. I'm only interested in what I think is best for any profoundly deaf child.
Don't allow yourself to be distracted from the real issue, which is language delays experienced by deaf children (bothwith implants and without) that have a negative impact on them for the rest oftheir lives.