A Child with Deafness in the Family
by Marcia Tonya Outler
1. Early Diagnosis
1.1. Audiogram
1.2. ABR
1.3. Otological
2. Family Interaction
2.1. Patience
2.1.1. Understanding
2.1.1.1. Comfort
3. Begin Learning and Understanding Deaf Culture, History and Deaf Issues
3.1. More Research. Visit Deaf Universities, Reseidental Programs and Deaf Programs
4. Deaf Identify
4.1. Deaf People
4.1.1. Deaf Communities
4.1.1.1. New node
4.1.1.2. New node
5. Communication-1st Priority
5.1. American Sign Language
5.2. Signing Exact English
5.3. Total Communication
6. Family Adjustment and Acceptance
6.1. Entire Family Affected
6.1.1. Support Groups
7. Educate Family
7.1. Research
7.1.1. Gallaudet University,National Technical Institue of Deaf, National Association of Deaf,