tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post8748306509629050324..comments2023-11-05T01:40:19.220-08:00Comments on Connor's Song: In Which We Get The Ball RollingJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06306757421878995110noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-8766785219469221652010-04-08T00:01:18.888-07:002010-04-08T00:01:18.888-07:00That's our hope, Julie. We'll just have t...That's our hope, Julie. We'll just have to see how things go!<br /><br />Leah, I've met a whole lot of people who are unfamiliar with sign and believe something similar. Crazy, huh?<br /><br />Julia O'C this is totally off topic, but six months after we get her home we're going to have to make a trip to a Thai consulate to finalize the adoption. We MIGHT just go to the one in Washington DC, and we MIGHT just have to make a trip to some of the surrounding states. Ahem. Though come to think of it, there's one in New York, too. You and leah can duke it out.<br /><br />Katy, it would be awesome if kids came with instruction manuals. As long as they aren't like the ones from Ikea.<br /><br />Elizabeth I do know about Hands and Voices, though we haven't really been involved with them here. And I would love to get in touch with anyone and everyone who's done this sort of thing before, as this is uncharted water for us. We can't wait to get our feet wet!<br /><br />~JessJesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306757421878995110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-91778973864078793672010-04-07T21:08:10.465-07:002010-04-07T21:08:10.465-07:00This is all very exciting -- albeit, overwhelming,...This is all very exciting -- albeit, overwhelming, too! I have a colleague in the world of special needs who works for the Colorado chapter of Hands and Voices -- do you know the organisation? I will send her an email with a link to your blog and hopefully the two of you can connect. She has done and continues to do amazing work in the deaf and hard of hearing community and has a teenage daughter who is deaf. Keep us posted!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-77234780321495285632010-04-07T20:01:29.104-07:002010-04-07T20:01:29.104-07:00You know, Charlie was my biological child and I st...You know, Charlie was my biological child and I still feel like there were a lot of unanswered questions when he first got here. You're doing so great with all of this!Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02189007616883663434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-74152473524564675492010-04-07T17:24:42.050-07:002010-04-07T17:24:42.050-07:00I'm very impressed at how much work you're...I'm very impressed at how much work you're putting into making this little girl's transition as easy possible. Like I said before, I'm very happy for you guys - but I'm REALLY happy for her!!Julia O'Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330856629856439993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-33179400005770126982010-04-07T12:02:15.177-07:002010-04-07T12:02:15.177-07:00I think it is strange that the social worker thoug...I think it is strange that the social worker thought sign language was universal! I once viewed a video of British Sign Language and the alphabet is very interesting (compared to ASL). It is good that Thai sign language has a base in ASL- at least some of the signs should be familiar. Using SEE2 is a definite plus, since it will expose her to the articles and word endings she'll learn how to read in Kindergarten.<br /><br />Congratulations on getting the ball rolling! I think I would be so consumed with shopping for little girl clothes that I couldn't focus on the paperwork, lol!leahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004783118268323560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406669952841224025.post-34481806843968754352010-04-07T10:25:40.378-07:002010-04-07T10:25:40.378-07:00At least she's learning some language. And yo...At least she's learning <i>some</i> language. And you're probably right, about the transition from one sign language to another.<br /><br />I know a woman who works at the local university, in disability services. They frequently have exchange students from Japan, and occasionally have had deaf Japanese students. They pick up the American ASL a lot quicker than the hearing students get fluent in English. It's amazing. Even though the signs are totally different.<br /><br />You will do GREAT!<br /><br />JulieHerding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.com