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Just found out your child is deaf or hard of hearing?
Being told your child has a hearing loss can feel overwhelming. You’re not alone in this journey. In fact, 90% of deaf children are born to hearing parents. Flying Colours understands the emotional and practical challenges of navigating a new world of diagnoses, appointments, and decisions. That’s why we’ve created the Early Diagnosis Booklet, a heartfelt resource designed with you in mind.
Karla - My son, our Story
Karla shares her family's story about navigating the early days of diagnosis and how valuable connecting with other parents raising a deaf or hard of hearing child was to their unique journey.
Christine - my family's journey
Christine shares her family's courageous journey navigating the complexities of raising a child with hearing loss and how that has strengthened their family unit.
Emma and Darcy - our story
Darcy has a profound hearing loss - bilaterally.
Moana Lynn’s Story by Kyleigh... her mum.
Moana Lynn has severe to profound deafness because of a genetic factor: Connexin 26 mutation.
Aleisha - my story as a mum in Queensland
Aleisha has two children, James who is 8 and Emelia who is 6. Emelia has a bilateral sensorineural mild to moderately severe loss.
Hearing tests- what to expect, what to look out for
Routine hearing tests are recommended for children of all ages. In Australia, we have free hearing tests conducted on all newborns. However, as your child grows their ability to hear can change quickly and hearing loss can develop at any stage. Aim to be vigilant for any signs of hearing loss.
Early childhood development - building foundations...
A child’s early years are a critical period for communication, language, and social-emotional development and lay crucial foundations for future learning and forming of identity.
Early Childhood intervention can make a difference
Early intervention aims to give your child the best possible start in life by supporting them to develop vital communication skills. It should start as soon as possible after your child has been diagnosed with a hearing issue.
Fact checks
Here are some some facts and figures to help combat misinformation that can be found on the internet.
Shannon - my story as a mum
Shannon's youngest son was diagnosed at birth with mild to moderate bilateral sensor neural hearing loss and he was aided at 3 months old.
Hannah and Hayden - our story
Hayden has a bilateral, moderate, sensorineural hearing loss.
Stacey- my story as a mum raising a deaf child
Stacey is mum to three gorgeous children. Stacey's youngest daughter has a bilateral, sensorineural, moderate-to-severe hearing loss. This is the story of their journey.
Steps to starting your NDIS journey- Questions & Answers
There's a lot to consider when your child has been diagnosed with a hearing loss. When it comes to the NDIS, there may be extra matters to think about. We've spoken to parents about the common questions to ask when you first engage with the NDIS.
Bianca - my story as a mum
Bianca is a mum raising a deaf child. She shares her and her family's story in hope that it will help other families raising a deaf or hard of hearing child, embrace their newfound life.
Henry and Davie - our story
Davie has a “bilateral conductive hearing loss” to a profound level. Henry (father) tells us about navigating the early days as a family.
Jenna - my story as a mum
My daughter has profound bilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
Jodie - my story as a mum in Victoria
Jodie's daughter was nine and half years old when finally diagnosed.
First Diagnosis? Here are some tips on what to do next.
Receiving the news that your child is deaf or hard of hearing usually comes as a shock, especially since 90 percent of these children are born to hearing parents. For many such parents, their child is the first person they’ve met who is deaf or hard of hearing. This can make it hard to put the news into perspective. Here are some important steps to take now you’ve received your child’s diagnosis.
Types of deafness - a summary
Deafness and hearing loss are described in many ways. Here’s an overview of the types of hearing loss and some of the terms frequently used to talk about it.
About hearing loss - a summary
If your child has recently been diagnosed as being deaf or hard of hearing, you’ll hear a lot of new terminology that may sound confusing and even a little intimidating. It helps to understand a bit more about hearing loss, and the terms hearing professionals use to talk about it.
Prevalence of Additional Disabilities with Deafness: a review of the Literature.
The extent to which deafness may be associated with other disorders has received less attention and the few published estimates vary widely. This paper covers analysis done in the UK.
