HOPE TO EMPOWER. . .

Please be aware and understand that I am not an Audiologist nor a child psychologist.  By trade I taught High School Mathematics for some time and did work with ESL and Special Needs children. My experience with hearing impairments comes  from working with my own children for the last nine years, reading and researching every diagnosis that was mentioned to us. 


Through this blog I hope to inspire other parents to take control over their children's needs and advocate for them as I have learned to.  While doctors have lots of knowledge that is very resourceful at times, they do not live with your children and therefore do not have the experience that you have with your children.  Especially in a situation of having a child with special needs, the parent is invaluable in appropriate intervention.


Seek out the knowledge for your self and research, research, research.  Seek out the best resources; those published by governmental or educational entities (universities and/or their hospitals)  from any of the major countries are very helpful as are others. Consider also that the doctor is not going to have all the most recent information; seek the most recent sources and studies for clarity. If what you come to find and feel is right, is in harmony with what your child's doctor is telling you, then you have a good doctor.  If not, get a second opinion and be sure to share your concerns.