About this blog…

I have a 12 year old son, AC.  He is wonderful.  Bright.  Smart.  A great big-brother and kid.  He also has mild-moderate hearing loss.  This blog will focus primarily on that one part of his life:  mild-moderate hearing loss.

Years ago, when I began looking for answers, I was surprised with the run around I felt like I was getting.  I really had trouble locating recent, and relevent information on mild-moderate hearing loss.  Specifically for a child, and pertaining to education.  There seemed to be a lot of info for the deaf community, that used ASL, etc.,  but, nothing specifically that pertained to my son’s mild-moderate type hearing loss – where he did not know/use ASL.  

I remember feeling very alone.  I had so many questions and wasn’t finding answers.  I didn’t know any other kids or families with mild/moderate hearing loss.   I really struggled to find support and information. 

Eventually, we found some really great resources, and really great information, and really useful advice from some really wonderful people – and I don’t know how I would have managed if I hadn’t found those.  Even with the support I found, there were countless meetings, evaluations, phone calls, emails, and hours and hours of research  – trying to gather information and get questions answered.  

I started this blog with the hopes that it might:

1. serve as a resource to others in similiar situations
2. be a support group for myself and others
3. provide a means to log things
4. … and, possibly contribute in some way  – to help break down the stigma and labeling often attached with hearing loss. 

As I mentioned in my other post “The kid with the hearing aids”…“:

“So – I don’t care so much anymore if he’s the “kid with the hearing aids”… initially. 
As long as others learn that this is not the defining part of his character.  Just an intro…  just a small part. 

It’s the ones that don’t know… and don’t want to know..  that really bug me. 

Maybe, as SOME people DO get to know him better – and they stop noticing the HA’s and start engaging his whole person – their own “stigma” and “labeling” tendencies will dissipate…  ??

And, wouldn’t it be really cool if that branched out even more…  ??  and began forcing people to re-evaluate other things they don’t really understand or label with a negative stigma? 

Yeah.  That would be cool. 

My son. 

Changing the world for the better…

…one label at a time.

Don’t laugh.  It could happen! LOL 

I know he changed my world for the better. 

Deb

AC. ME, & KC with DC in front... =)