ContessaC
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I am...beyond stressed.
My son, Conner is ...in a word beautiful. He is smart, funny, loving, sweet...and deaf. He is 5 years old and has a CI on his right side. He has JUST started attending the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind ...and according to his teachers...he is a rockstar. Conner, has no language - save for the signs he is learning at school.
Why the delay?
When Conner was 3 he recieved his first CI - which we later discovered was implanted INCORRECTLY. As in...the WRONG part of his head. At first we went all for,hands down an audio verbal education so he could (as we were told by our audiologist at the time) could make the most use of his CI. He was re-implanted late 2011 and we changed his education to learn ASL.
Long, LONG story short...I need to learn ASL and fast b/c he's going to out pace me in no time flat. In the first 3 weeks of school, he has learned how to sign his name, all of his primary colors and can count to 10. To see Conner sign and spell his name for the first time you can see him at Youtube if you search for RussRock1 under Conner.
I am worried/stressed/concerned that...I wont be able to learn. What is the best way to learn. I can not be one of those parents of a deaf child who isn't able to communicate with their child...
Please help...I need to communicate with my son...
My son, Conner is ...in a word beautiful. He is smart, funny, loving, sweet...and deaf. He is 5 years old and has a CI on his right side. He has JUST started attending the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind ...and according to his teachers...he is a rockstar. Conner, has no language - save for the signs he is learning at school.
Why the delay?
When Conner was 3 he recieved his first CI - which we later discovered was implanted INCORRECTLY. As in...the WRONG part of his head. At first we went all for,hands down an audio verbal education so he could (as we were told by our audiologist at the time) could make the most use of his CI. He was re-implanted late 2011 and we changed his education to learn ASL.
Long, LONG story short...I need to learn ASL and fast b/c he's going to out pace me in no time flat. In the first 3 weeks of school, he has learned how to sign his name, all of his primary colors and can count to 10. To see Conner sign and spell his name for the first time you can see him at Youtube if you search for RussRock1 under Conner.
I am worried/stressed/concerned that...I wont be able to learn. What is the best way to learn. I can not be one of those parents of a deaf child who isn't able to communicate with their child...
Please help...I need to communicate with my son...