When my daughter was born, doctors told that she seemed to be deaf.We did several tests and found that the fluid not draining from the ear. She spent a whole year with ear infection, until we put tubes in her ear (she was 1). after 4 months, the doctor asked to do a development test, they said she had the ability and intelligence of a child of 2 ½ years, but that the linguistic her she a child of 10 months, she was a 1 year 4 months at the time. Today she is 28 months and she just started to speak clear words. I did several tests to see if she listens well and she passed all.
She has a retinue with the specialist every 3 months. I read to her every day, she already read many words, she shows the sign or the object. And recently began to imitate the brother of 9 months. Someone already went through this before?
Any tips?
Ps.: We speak in 3 lenguages in my house.
L and J
I found the brillkids through a situation similar to that, my classwork has a deaf baby, now she is 14 y old, and she told me that she taught her baby to read when the baby was 2y, she told me about an author from here in my country, and I entered in the net in site of search and didn´t find it, but thanks God I found Glenn Doman and finally brillkids, etc.
Well, coming back… my classwork´s daughter speaks normally she attends the regular schol and she is one of the best student in the school we work. So, in your case, I think you are in the correct way, and in a better position, because your child isn´t deaf, on the contrary, she is perfect. Then, continue your work teaching her how to read, teach her the phonics, and always talk with her. I have just posted something similar before, and I´ll repeat: when we have the first baby, our family is small, we don´t talk so much, and when we have another baby, they interact more, talk more and develop more. Be calm, everything is ok !!!
Ks. Mari
its very important to talk with your baby. reading and talking improves the vocabulary of the child and it also increase the confidence of the child. it increase the bonding and helps to develop creativity.
I am going through this now with my nine month old. Looks like she will have to get grommets put in to drain the fluid out of her middle ear and unblock her eustachian tubes, but the process could take a while as I dont have private health cover and have to rely on the free but crowded Australian health system. She’s had hearing issues all along, and I’ve noticed the difference as compared to my other four kids. She doesnt pay attention to LR and LM much, just turns her head away, doesnt have interest in educational dvds, and isnt much interested in sitting still to learn words.
The audiologist told me yesterday to always speak straight to her face with eye contact, to make sure she knows I’m talking to her and she can watch my mouth. I’m going to persist with actual flashcards, sign language dvds on in the background that she might look at from time to time, teach her signs, and try to encourage her to lip-read. The audiologist said her speech will be delayed. She isnt saying anything yet, though she does hum a lot, and there is some babbling.
Nikita,
It is crucial to talk in front of her face so that she can make lip-read. You are totally right!!!
Thanks for the devices, and Nikita, If you can, ask for her doc. for see if she can put tubs, mi girl was just like yours, she was always crying, after the tubs, she start to sleep better.