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Elsie was born into a family of typically hearing parents and two typically hearing siblings. We pursued a listening and spoken language communication mode to ensure that Elsie would have the opportunity to fully participate in the language of her family and the world...
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Claire began her hearing journey when she was diagnosed with profound sensorineural hearing loss following her 12-month pediatric checkup, after having passed her newborn hospital hearing screening. We learned about cochlear implants right away and quickly started...
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Teagan was diagnosed with moderate to severe hearing loss at 2 months. She’s been wearing hearing aids since she was 3 months old. She spent three years at WISE (from age 3-6), where resources were made available to her that she wouldn’t have had...
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WISE helped our family by providing an environment for Lakynn to receive Listening and Spoken Language therapy alongside peers from passionate, highly trained professionals. Not only did WISE provide those services during the hours she attended, but they also...
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When Katherine was born, she passed her newborn hearing screening and seemed to be developmentally on track the first two years of her life. When Katherine was around 2.5, we noticed her speech was behind her peers. Thinking it was just a speech issue, we weren’t too...
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I knew as soon as we got the diagnosis that Zadah was profoundly deaf in both ears, that we had to get her help right then. Time was of the essence because we were behind already. We thought that we were getting the help that we needed but really until we got to WISE,...
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Sawyer’s hearing loss journey began when he was a baby. He received bilateral cochlear implants, and his parents chose Listening and Spoken Language as his primary method of communication. Sawyer remembers participating in the Woolley Institute for Spoken-Language...
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Margaret was born healthy and passed her newborn hearing screening. Life seemed normal until one afternoon when we were in the kitchen and my dad was holding Margaret and I started talking to her from across the island. I noticed she wasn’t hearing me, so I got a pot...
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When Noah was born, he failed his newborn hearing screening and was diagnosed with profound hearing loss. I was surprised, as we do not have a family history of hearing loss. Noah received bilateral hearing aids at nine months, and bilateral cochlear implants at 18...
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The Lord knew we were going to be a part of WISE long before we did! We were in the adoption process from India, and Cora came across our path. We did not think we could provide for her needs as she has profound hearing loss, and there were other children with...
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Claire and her twin brother, Riley, were born at 24 weeks and weighed 1 lb 12 oz each. While in the NICU she contracted MRSA and received ototoxic antibiotics that saved her life but took her hearing. At 6 months old she was diagnosed with bilateral profound hearing...
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WISE was the best beginning in school that our son James could have had. The listening, spoken language, and interaction with other children with hearing needs helped prepare James for a thriving life. WISE changes people’s lives every day, and our family will...
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Aiden is a triplet. He and his two sisters were born at 27 weeks. Aiden weighed 2lb 6 oz. at birth. He was very sick when he was born and stayed in the NICU for 3 months before coming home. Aiden failed his newborn hearing screening and was fitted with his first pair...
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Me’Lajeh attended the Alabama School for Hearing, now known as WISE for two years. At WISE she was in a small group with children who were wearing hearing aids and cochlear implants just like her. The teachers and therapists helped her learn how to make sounds...
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Our son, Nicholas, was four when we adopted him from China. We found out he was deaf and decided to proceed with cochlear implants even though we knew we were so far behind. We found WISE and started on a trial basis. We realize that WISE took a chance on our son by...
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Laura was diagnosed with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss at 20 months old. Without the daily instruction of and the wonderful therapists at WISE, Laura would not be where she is today. Everyone at the school was so helpful and accommodating to get Laura the...
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The true sound of freedom As parents of an adult child, who is profoundly deaf and non-implanted (Alissa), we experienced the hardships firsthand of not having the option of being heard or spoken to. We witnessed separation from others, the inability to...
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When we welcomed our first child, Mia, we discovered she had bilateral hearing loss. Mia received a newborn hearing screening at birth, and hearing loss was detected. As a new mom, I was blindsided, but I am so thankful for the early detection. Mia was fitted for...
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We did not find any problem with my little boy’s language until he was two years old when he could not talk in sentences. However, no diagnosis was made until he was 4 years old when he still could say only a few words. He had been in daycare for two years when the...
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Ben Dahle At four months old, Ben began his journey to hearing. We decided as a family to pursue cochlear implantation and a spoken language route as we believed that access to sound and language would help to broaden his opportunities and help him to better navigate...
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