The Hearing Loss Experience Journal is a collection of stories, pictures, and personal experiences contributed by children, teens, and young adults who are deaf or hard of hearing and their families. It represents the "collective wisdom" of these families as well as their health care providers. A group of parents and health care providers has reviewed all of these contributions for appropriateness.

The Experience Journal was created by Children's Hospital Boston. We welcome family members to enter and explore these contributions about deaf or hard of hearing children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. The Journal has the following chapters:

	Family Contributions:
	Discovering My Child's Deafness/Hearing Loss Coping with the Diagnosis Educational Decisions Early Intervention Language Development	Deciding About a Cochlear Implant Surgery Helpful Resources Connecting Our Children with Peers Sports and Extracurricular Activities Words of Wisdom
	Child, Adolescent, & Young Adult Contributions:
	My Identity What I Tell My Friends In My Classroom Playing Sports and Other Activities Getting Hearing Aids Getting a Cochlear Implant	What I Don't Like Young Adults' Perspective on Growing Up With a Hearing Loss My Advice for Other Kids Who Are Deaf or Have a Hearing Loss Brothers and Sisters Share Their Experiences
	Videos
	Clinician Contributions
	Language development & Literacy Coping Hearing Aids & Cochlear Implants Seeking Help and Resources Hearing Loss & the Family	Working with Schools Working with Clinicians Rewards Words of Wisdom

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