Childlife

15 December 2020

Maia’s microtia

As part of Treacher Collins Syndrome, Maia has bilateral microtia atresia. This means both of her ears are underdeveloped, with no ear canal openings, and this contributes to her conductive hearing loss. Mum, Josie, explains some of the problems that this can cause teenager Maia, in daily life. “A...
17 November 2020

Virtual support for deaf children

Supporting a deaf child and their family will often involve a face-to-face support session, meetings with a Teacher of the Deaf and getting together with other families in the same situation to share experiences. The COVID-19 lockdown meant all of these services were put on hold, further increasing the...
17 November 2020

The challenges of 2020

Earlier in the year, we wrote about the National Deaf Children’s Society’s support groups, organised by volunteers across the UK, like Sara who runs Sound Friends in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Sara’s youngest child, six-year-old Charlotte, is profoundly deaf and is aided by a cochlear implant and uses a...
28 July 2020

Supporting deaf children during Covid-19

Lockdown may be easing across the UK, but there are still many face-to-face support services which are unable to take place. Families with a child recently diagnosed as deaf need a lot of support, especially in those early days, and usually this might involve home visits to get practical...

Category: National Deaf Children’s Society