The only caveat here is that the baby's doctor (apparently) is recommending getting hearing testing. Everyone has stories about late talkers being brilliant, Einstein didn't talk until he was 4 (or whatever), etc.
My third grader is deaf in one ear- this was totally missed at all of his screening tests at the pediatrician's. He was an early and proficient talker, no speech defect, got 99th% on his verbal WISC and verbal OLSAT, etc. Yet he's deaf in one ear- and kids who are deaf in one ear are 10 times more likely to fail a grade, have lower verbal and reading scores, etc.
I asked to have an audiology exam in the soundproof room when he was half-way through kindergarten, and that is how we found the loss. He's had a hearing aid for 3 years and he's done fantastic.
Last edited by jack'smom; 03/06/12 12:00 PM.
