So… What’s YOUR Problem?!

As I mentioned before, the year AC was in 3rd grade was a bit of a rough year for us. It was the first time he really ever “got in trouble” in school. He was basically being misunderstood, and was falsely accused of misbehaving, when he simply wasn’t hearing. 
Third grade was also the first time that AC really [...]

Acknowledging the needs of children with mild hearing loss…

I was surfing, and found a post about a recent study and article done, called: “Effect of Minimal Hearing Loss on Children’s Ability to Multitask in Quiet and in Noise”.  The full text in a PDF format, and more info can be found here: http://lshss.asha.org/cgi/content/abstract/39/3/342.  The abstract reads:
Effect of Minimal Hearing Loss on Children’s Ability [...]

“The kid with the hearing aids”…

AC is way more than ”the kid with the hearing aids”…  but, labels come cheap and everyone uses them.  
 
Below is another letter I had written 9 days after our son (then almost 4 yrs old)  was diagnosed… while we waited on getting his new hearing aids.  Reality hits home about labeling… stigma… hearing aids.  Things that still bother [...]