Not Alone…

One thing that has always bothered me is the fact that AC doesn’t know any other kids that have hearing loss.  It may be something I worry about more than he does… but, ever since he was diagnosed (when he was 4) until now (he’s 15) – he has always been the only kid who [...]

“Hearing Loss In The Family”

Thought this was interesting…  and worth sharing: Documentary video about hearing loss in the family http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=440288214442594246&hl=en&fs=true

Mother’s Guilt…

As a mother, I think feeling guilty often comes with the territory.  When dealing with discovering your child has a hearing loss - and you didn’t even know it  for some time – these feelings can often surge up to al all time high.  At least they did for me back in 2001, when we realized [...]

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 [...]

Acknowledging the needs of children with mild hearing loss…

I was surfing, and found a post about a recent study and article, 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 [...]