Tori talks as she plays- always has. After she lost her hearing, we enrolled her in the deaf preschool, and her teacher was amazed by how animatedly she would converse with herself/toys/imaginary friends. (She was used to seeing children who were born deaf or lost hearing pre-speech, and Tori was one of the few hard of hearing students). The other kids would stare at her like she was from another planet. Of course, they were busily signing to their toys- as if toys know ASL.
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She is nearly ten, and she still does it. I don't know if I should be concerned- I like the fact that her imagination is so strong, but maybe it means she takes after Auntie Colleen......
