Many D/deaf couples also wish for a deaf child so that they may pass on their heritage and Culture, it is not just the language but the values; the same values that hearing parents want to instill in their children. Carol Padden says Deaf identity itself is highly valued; members of the deaf community seem to agree that hearing individuals can never fully acquire that identity and become a full-fledged member of the deaf community. Even with deaf parents and a native command of ASL the hearing person
The pathological model clearly can and does result in cruel attitudes and treatment. This view sees the Deaf Community as having a great problem and as a whole is completely not comparable to the hearing community. Sadly some parents of deaf children hold this view. Things like speech therapy and cochlear implants result, not saying that these things are wrong or bad, but they are different form the views of the cultural model. The cultural model sees the Deaf community as a group of people that are bonded together by a language and culture of their own.
Deaf culture is something that most people do not understand. When a hearing couple has a deaf child, they go through a grieving process because they think that their child is doomed to a life of isolation and being “disabled”. Whenever a hearing person passes a deaf person in the street, they sometimes experience a tinge of pity. These examples are simply because hearing people constantly focus on what deaf people cannot do, instead of focusing on what they can do. One way that someone can begin to respect the Deaf culture is by accepting the fact that deafness is not a disability, it is just a unique characteristic about the person.
Steadfast commitment to any ideal has the possibility to become negative if one is totally unwilling to compromise their ideals . On one hand we have hearing parents that force their child to learn English, under the pretense that their child will have more opportunities in the hearing society, are wrong in their disregard for the social needs and culturalization of their deaf child. On the other hand we have the unmoving views of some in the deaf community that feel that totally removing a deaf child from hearing society is a plausible resolution. In order for the deaf community to flourish both the deaf and hearing communities will need to learn how to work with one
Well that’s because I don’t know how to speak it an I try to listen what people said, but it always got me confused Last name 2 because when I read, it was so different from what I heard. It was my fault because I was reading it with the Spanish pronunciation, which makes it harder. My dad speaks English and he was always there for me when I needed help and that helped me a lot. Sometimes teachers are kind of rude. When I was just learning English I used to have a health issue, I used to feel dizzy and feinted.
“Retard, Dangerous, Seizures, Speechless and Incapable of Love”, there’s more to Autism than cruel, false stereotypes. Did you know that some children diagnosed with Autism are equally capable as any other child of being verbal, bright, energetic, and just as normal as you and I? My younger brother has a mental disability called Fragile X and even though he does not have the physical characteristics most people associate with Autism and Down Syndrome, he does face challenges everyday due to stereotypes that make others believe he is incapable of doing daily tasks that we all take for granted. You may believe you understand Autism, due to the fact that you know what it “looks like”, but you do not. Autism does not have to affect physical characteristics.
Instead, she communicated by humming or screaming. She was eventually labeled autistic, and her parents were urged to institutionalize her. Instead, her mother pushed for her inclusion in the activities of “normal” children, and did not isolate her. Grandin struggled in school. She says her schoolmates thought she was “weird”, and admits that she was “totally useless” at algebra and languages in high school, (Gerson Saines & Jackson, 2010).
This topic has made me realize so much about myself until it gets scary. Realizing how people are, and now that my children are grown, I have a lot of time to think about myself. I realized that its not the cultures that go against me so much, it is their way of thinking. Most of my closest friends are Caucasian, but a section of these people have warped thoughts. The Klu Klux Klan, for instance, is an organization which (did not start this way.
It encourages us to take risks, think flexibly, be innovative, play with ideas and respond imaginatively. Craft’s (2002) distinction between ‘big c’ and ‘little c’ creativity are helpful with the setting when working with the children. ‘Big c creativity’ involves discovery and a break with past understanding. ‘Little c creativity’ enables individuals to find routes and paths to voyage. It is a process of development and describes the inventiveness of ordinary people rather than extraordinary contributors.
In conclusion, the compelling fact I learned was that people with Autism are often harmfully mislabeled "retards." This knowledge has taught me that autism should not be associated with the word "retard," as individuals who suffer from autism already have so many challenges to overcome in this world. Using respectful language is just one thing out of many people can do. After reading this article, I will continue to speak out about it and ask: please, just use a different