| The Silent Garden:
Raising Your Deaf Child by Paul W. Ogden Abigail van
Buren in her Dear Abby column, |
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| The Silent Garden:
Raising Your Deaf Child by Paul W. Ogden Abigail van
Buren in her Dear Abby column, |
To order call: 1-888-630-9347
(TTY) 1-800-621-2736 (Voice) 1-800-621-2736 (Fax)
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| When originally published, The Silent Garden
was one of the first books to offer reassurance and
answers to the torrent of questions asked by parents who
had just learned that their child was deaf. Now, this
completely rewritten edition presents parents of deaf
children with more crucial information enhanced by the
advances made in the general understanding of what it
means to be Deaf and the greater possibilities afforded
Deaf children now. Deaf since birth and an educator in
communication science, Paul Ogden provides parents with a
firm foundation for making the difficult decisions
necessary to begin their child on the road to realizing
his or her full potential. The Silent Garden orients parents to their child's lack of hearing, usually an earthshaking discovery. The broad range of types of hearing loss is explained, from minor loss to profound deafness, descriptions that clearly illustrate why being "Deaf" does not indicate one specific set of characteristics. This encouraging book also informs parents that their sense of shock is a normal reaction, and that they need to address critical concerns right away, such as how to communicate with their child, including choosing the best mode. Parents also will have to consider what type of school their child should attend and what kinds of professional help will be best for the entire family. The Silent Garden describes all forms of communication, detailing the choices in sign communication, from American Sign Language to the various manual systems based upon English. Technological alternatives are presented also, including when, and when not to consider cochlear implants. Case studies and interviews with parents of Deaf children help to reassure parents that they can prepare their Deaf child for a full, productive life. For book reviews of The Silent Garden: Raising Your Deaf Child, by Paul W. Ogden, click here. Paul W. Ogden, deaf since birth, is Professor of Deaf
Studies, Department of Communicative Sciences and
Disorders at California State University, Fresno. |
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