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Facts about Deaf / Hard of Hearing

Hearing loss and deafness are common disorders that can result from viral infections, high fevers, frequent ear infections, or genetic abnormalities. A child with hearing loss or deafness may have an average intellect and appears normal in other developmental aspects.

Challenges

Children with deafness or hearing loss may be slower to speak because they cannot rely on imitation of the words of others to help them learn to speak. Most hearing-disabled children can be taught to speak.

Children can use sign language at a very early age to help communicate their needs and wants to the world.

Treatment

Most forms of hearing loss cannot be cured directly, but hearing aids and cochlear implants can sometimes help a child to regain some hearing abilities.
Hearing-disabled children who are adopted at an early age tend to adapt very well. Many older adoptees as well find their world opening after entering an adoptive family. Contrary to popular belief, children with hearing loss are not difficult to place into families, and many deaf singles and couples, as well as average-hearing people adopt these special children.


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Attachment and the Special Needs Child
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Homeschool: Another Learning Environment for Special Children
How home education can help the adopted child

Resources

Suggest a Link/Resource

Shriner's Hospital: Free Medical Care for SN Children

Yahoo Group - Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adoption

Excellent group for those considering the adoption of Deaf or HOH children.

Yahoo Group Adopting Deaf/Hard of Hearing