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Choices In Deafness: A Parents' Guide To Communication Options

CHOICES IN DEAFNESS, since 1987 the preeminent guide to communication options, is now extensively revised and expanded to provide the complete scope of information parents of children with deafness or hearing loss need. From assessment and diagnosis to medical/audiological treatments, and from the latest types of cochlear implants and procedures to education and technology devices, this new edition presents a balance of research, guidance, and insight from experts and families. Seven new chapters plus a collection of audio files cover: UNIVERSAL NEWBORN SCREENING (implemented in 38 states, this required screening detects hearing loss much earlier, and has doubled the number of children found to have hearing loss) AUDITORY NEUROPATHY (a cause of hearing loss where the timing of sound is seriously disrupted, and which has only recently been understood) GENETIC CAUSES OF DEAFNESS (describes genetic testing and counseling in light of research that shows over 60% of deafness in children is due to genetic or hereditary causes) THE TRANSFORMATION OF DREAMS (explores a shift in emotional outlook experienced by a parent/clinical psychologist upon learning her child is deaf) IDENTIFYING A PROGRAM OF EXCELLENCE (what to look for in an education program for your child in addition to the chosen communication option) COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (services and devices that let deaf people communicate via phone, cell phone, Internet, video) MAKING IT IN COLLEGE (personal accounts of four students about how they communicate and socialize at college) WHAT HEARING LOSS SOUNDS LIKE (a sampling of audio files that simulate what speech sounds like when hearing loss impacts pitch, loudness, and timing) Link to these files at the publisher's website). As in the previous edition, CHOICES IN DEAFNESS presents five unbiased approaches to communication--Auditory-Verbal, ASL-English Bilingual, Cued Speech, Auditory-Oral, and Total Communication--and provides parents' first-person accounts of what it's like to use a specific method.

Paperback: 400 pages

Publisher: Woodbine House; 3 edition (July 18, 2007)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1890627739

ISBN-13: 978-1890627737

Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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I am a teacher for the deaf with over 20 years of experience in the field. So many books and other sources of information will only tell you about ONE option and will try to convince you that their way is the best. This is one of the only resources that is available that presents ALL of the communication options in a neutral and unbiased manner. It is written in a reader friendly way that makes it easy both both families and professionals to understand. Highly recommend this book if you are sick of people telling you that you should choose one option over another without giving you all of the facts!

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