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Subject: Re: Immunizations causing handicaps (really deafness)
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> > [lots of other interesting info re DPT immunizations]
> >
> > epidemiological arguments don't hold up against the dichotomy of am immunized
> > child who will never speak.
> 
> i appreciate your contribution, friend at islenet.
> 	just in passing, if you had in mind our daughter when you said "child
> who will never speak", you might be pleased to know that we are working with
> an excellent speech teacher who is shaping her sounds into "mama", "papa",
> "I love you", and a number of others.  not bad for 100+dB loss.
>  ... description of possible hearing loss types and implications
>      for speech development ommited ...

Please remember that speech is not equal to language.  The deaf
have a beautiful and complete language in sign language.  A deaf
child (profoundly deaf, >80db or so loss) would be best served by
learning to sign.  Develop language first, and oral skills will
follow.  Develop oral skills without language and you have nothing...
(BTW, at one time I was about 80db deaf.  I am now about 5-30 db deaf
depending on which ear and what frequency.  Western surgery fixed
a problem with trashed eardrums...)

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