By Patricia Castellanos | AUDIOLOGIST
As of now, progress is slow in Andrea´s speech due to her profound loss. However, she is now more attentive, more receptive to instructions, but still relies on gestures and signs. We are working on her pre reading and prewriting skills and basic arithmetic concepts, too.
For the time being, she is attending day classes in a regular school two mornings per week, to help her integrate with hearing peers, and also to help her develop social skills.
Andrea´s parents have met other parents of children with hearing loss, which has been extremely benefitial; some are users of hearing aids and others of cochlear implants. It has been useful for them to realize that even with a cochlear implant, there is a lot of work to be done after surgery, and that therapy and schookl support will be necessary all the way.
We are hopeful that a careing heart will support Andrea´s family to pursue her dream ofr hearing and perhaps talking if we can perform the surgery soon.
thanks for the trust and may God bless you all.
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