Comments on: Mind explode

By: Tim Riker

Tim Riker — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:44:32 +0000

Hearing impaired? What an inappropriate term to use. It’s more appropriate to use Deaf or hard of hearing.

By: Tim Riker

Tim Riker — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:38:19 +0000

Also, when I am reading a book or watching captions on television, there’s a voice in my head which seems to match the gender, tone, etc. very realistically.

By: Tim Riker

Tim Riker — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:35:41 +0000

Why don’t you ask a Deaf person instead of assuming?

I was born Deaf and my parents are also Deaf. My first language is American Sign Language, but I am bilingual in American Sign Language and English. I believe I think in both languages depending on what I am thinking about. I believe I visualize things such as pictures, people moving and signing, text I saw in a book or tv captions, etc. Again this all depends what I am thinking about and how my mind may have acquired the information it is processing.

Sometimes I have this third “stream” going on in my head while I am thinking which enables me to express myself fluently whether it’s ASL, English or something in between. Code switching is automatic– such as signing in a different way when I am with a non-native signer (such as a hearing person who learned ASL later in life).

By: nelda

nelda — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:32:18 +0000

Thank you for your boldness! As I have stated in a previous comment…..teaching Deaf students is very difficult. Many Deaf students do not have supportive homes and therfore no one to assist them with doing homework or studying for tests. Much of their educational success depends on the type of support given at home. Of course, other factors include the severity and/or the onset of their deafness. Congratulations to you for all of your hard work and accomplishments!

By: nelda

nelda — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:23:51 +0000

Thank you for your explanations. I work with students who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing in a public school system (hearing world). Trying to educate the students is quite a chore, to say the least, when you are bound by “hearing rules”. I really do wish that “hearies” would stop being so critical and allow me to teach as I have been trained to do!

By: Hey!

Hey! — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:24:25 +0000

Don’t know if this has been answered, but a while back I heard that blind people dream of shapes, colors, and images that they have come up with in their mind.

And not like squares and triangles and stuff, just the basic outline of something XD. figured I would throw that out there

By: Count Reverence

Count Reverence — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:33:12 +0000

English grammar is a tosser.

By: cheap

cheap — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:42:44 +0000

they think in sign language

By: LuckyFork

LuckyFork — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:29:02 +0000

Sign language is just as valid a language as anything spoken. Sign languages aren't just a pantomime version of english or whatever other language, its a language with its own grammar system and syntax.

Linguistics degree ftw

By: cher

cher — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:19:29 +0000

they definitely think in pictures, in sign language. even if the deaf person didnt know sign language, they would think in pictures. their sense of sight is really strong.