Here's a
neat blog about a young girl named Lotte Sofie who was born deaf in 2002. She received her implant in 2004. It's a blog that chronicles the little implanted girl from 2002 (implanted in Nov 2004) to today 9 years later. At age 9 Lotte decided that she wanted to learn Norwegian sign language despite having three spoken languages in Norwegian, Dutch and learning English. Kind of funny for a deaf girl with a CI
making the decision to sign. Lotte Sofie displays a musical aptitude where she can sing, play the piano and guitar. So, take your time and read this history in motion of a little Norwegian girl who was implanted at age 2.
Below is a quick summary of her progress:
(Some) Milestones
- 2010-08: Grade 3
- 2009-08: Grade 2
- 2008-08: Mainstream School (6y. old)
- 2006-10: All-hearing Kindergarten (4y. old)
- 2004-11-22: CI activated (27 m. old)
- 2004-10-04: Bi-lateral CI (26 m. old)
- 2003-08: Deaf/HOH/CI Pre-school/"DEAF" Kindergarten (12m. old)
- 2003-07: HA's fitted (11 m. old)
- 2003-06: Diagnosed deaf. Start sign-language (10m. old)
- 2002-11: Suspicion loss of hearing (4 m. old)
- 2002-08: Born - A fierce LION
3 comments:
@Mike, Thank you for the lovely website of Lottie's blog. I considered her blog very inspiring and encouraging because she worked hard to learn how to listen and to speak. It is fantastic that she is able to sing and play music.
Also, under Dr. Nancy Young, over 1,000 children under her care have cochlear implants. She is a very well known otoneurologist/audiologist at the Children Memorial Hospital. Many of the children with cochlear implants under her care are doing very well as well as are successful with their lives.
Again, thank you for the website.
WisDeaf
Thanks for posting the story about Lotte and also her blog. She is amazing and so are her parents.
Thanks Mike for showing Lotte's story...
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