Guest guest Posted May 28, 2003 Report Share Posted May 28, 2003 Hello, I have really enjoyed reading the posts here and I am glad to be joining you. My dh and I have adopted my grandaughter and she has been with us for a year now. She is six years old and was late identified as being deaf, even though we went to numerous doctors and were told crazy things like we were spoiling her, or she obviously not mentally retarded so therefore she couldn't be deaf. After she was identified at about 2 1/2 years of age we were told not to teach her any sign or they would not give her a Cochlear Implant. She was Implanted after she turned 3 years old. So after that her mother became involved in drugs and she was neglected for about 1 1/2 years. We have also come to find out ( we moved to another town when she was about 2 year old) that she has not really worn her implant at all during this time, so she really has only had the last year to benifit from her implant. So, all of that to say that I have a little one who just turned six who has had no real means of communication other that poking and pointing for her whole life. She is just beginning to use the signs that she knows. She is non verbal, but she is beginning to make some sounds and trying to minic what is said to her. I am looking for sign language videos that show a picture of the object that is being signed like the sign for car while a picture of a car was being shown. I have been searching but I have not found anything yet. Does anyone know of any out there? Thanks, Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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