Sounding Off!
Every month Tiger Mother – mum to moderately deaf Hayley, 13, and her two brothers Lee and Harry – brings you a frank insight into the ups and downs of life with a deaf child who has autistic spectrum disorder. Read her updates here and post your own views and experiences.
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May 2012 | Slightly green, at a theme park
Tiger Mother’s braving a theme park as a reward for Hayley’s healthy eating and exercising.
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April 2012 | At a riding stables
Tiger Mother’s watching as Hayley has her first horse-riding lesson, but will she be able to hear the instructor?
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March 2012 | Tuesday evening, in a school cookery room
Hayley’s showing her competitive streak in a school cooking competition and Tiger Mother’s watching, feeling tense.
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February 2012 | Friday evening, in a hut
Moderately deaf Hayley’s at her first Air Cadets session and Tiger Mother’s hoping that the rules and structured games will suit Hayley’s autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).
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January 2012 | (Early) bedtime
It’s back to school time and Tiger Mother’s trying to convince moderately deaf Hayley to get an early night.
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2011 archive
Read Sounding Off! blog posts from 2011.
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2010 archive
Read Sounding Off! blog posts from 2010.
