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
