I was referring to those who didn’t do well with oralism, however they were forced to utilize it, much to their detriment as they experienced severe communication and information access. I know few deaf people who were raised orally and they ended up deeply scarred, with minimal social skills and extremely isolated. Psychologically they were a mess. It’s very tragic to see them end this way. Looking back, I realized their oral skills weren’t sufficient to carry them through the hearing educational system and function well in the hearing world

You probably excelled in oralism. People who excelled in oralism tend to do well, but they weren’t common, especially among the profoundly deaf people.

For some oralism suits their needs as they are able to benefit from residual hearing and lipreading. However there are constant challenges in the classrooms, but it is doable.

For others, oralism means a deprivation of language and communication as they cannot understand spoken English fully, especially if their residual hearing is nonexistent or too severely damaged to process speech. For these students, oralism becomes abuse.

Only these deaf people can tell us if what they experience is abuse or not. Only they know what works best for themselves and will naturally pick the communication method that fits their communication needs the most.

Many times this simple concept is lost to the hearing people who don’t fully comprehend how much these children miss out.

That is the real tragedy.

Schools need to let go of 1 single philosophy and embrace a continuum of service and meet the needs of an individual child. Isn’t it after all called , “an individualized educational plan”. I’ve seen students with profound loss do well in an “English” environment. I’ve seen students with milder hearing losses benefit greatly from a more conceptually accurate environment. The point is again to stop teaching methodology based on personal belief. We must let go of personal bias and truly embrace what is best for the child.

“Children with histories of maltreatment, such as physical and psychological neglect and physical abuse are at risk of developing severe psychiatric problems. [5] [6] These children are likely to develop reactive attachment disorder. [7] [8] These children may be described as experiencing trauma-attachment problems. The trauma experienced is the result of abuse or neglect, inflicted by a primary caregiver, which disrupts the normal development of secure attachment. Such children are at risk of developing a disorganized attachment. [7] [9] [10] Disorganized attachment is associated with a number of developmental problems, including dissociative symptoms, [11] as well as anxiety, depressive, and acting-out symptoms. [12] [13]

[edit] Causes of child abuse
Parental choices and other unforeseen circumstances that place families under extraordinary stress ― for instance, poverty, divorce, sickness, disability, lack of parental skills is often associated to child maltreatment. Many of these factors may contribute to family stress that can result in child abuse or neglect. Understanding the root causes of abuse can help better determine the best methods of prevention and treatment.”

(End of Wikipedia)

I am not going to put parents in that debate. It is not fair for them. Most of them are victims, too.

Audist professionals who deny Deaf children’s right to learn languages naturally are child abusers and criminals. No question asked.

We must focus on audists who are making money out of our own blood. We must bring them to the justice. If it sounds too harsh, what about victims who have been suffering for the rest of their life.

That is why I called “Crime Against Deaf” in my recent video clip.

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