This is something i'll never forget......... I was a student in second yr of graduation. We were posted in a department which was used to test the little children (below3 yrs) for hearing loss. One day a man in his 40s visited with a small kid not more than 2yrs old. He had to wait with us students as there was another kid in the test room. But in these 15min the kiddo won over ur hearts. Then they were taken in for the test. During the process his file revealed that this child was from an orphanage and was considered for adoption by the gentleman. With our hearts thudding we observed the process of testing. The child was diagnosed with severe to profound hearing loss in both ears. finally during the "parent" counselling our worst fears came true. The man declared that he wouldnt be "taking" the child...... who by now was clinging to him and he tried pushing him off as if the child had just contracted a communicable disease. No reasoning by our psychologist could change his mind and the social worker took the child back to the orphanage. It left us wondering about the psychological impact this incident must have had on the child.
This further implies the need for hearing screening in young children to be made compulsory especially if they fall in the high risk category.
I look forward for discussions and queries if any regarding this true incident.
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I want to adopt a child who is profoundly deaf can you let me know when this incident occur and where can i find a deaf child. i have wrote a comment to your first post and loved to add one to this one too. i am a consumer here too and need a deaf child to adopt. the society is really disabled. why do you say for special children. becuase they are refused like shit? if that child was really special why that man refused the deaf child? it is complicated social concern beyond our control. anyway i hope you help me find a profoundly deaf baby in and around mumbai.
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