Comments on: The Psychology of Deafness http://mindforums.com/the-psychology-of-deafness Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Nathaniel http://mindforums.com/the-psychology-of-deafness/comment-page-1#comment-48013 Nathaniel Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:51:50 +0000 http://mindforums.com/?p=324#comment-48013 @David Smith: A good book for you to read would be "A Lens on Deaf Identities" by Irene W. Leigh. This book has really helped me understand how identities develop with D/deaf people. I am a Deaf man, and i have experienced labeling as "hard of hearing" and "hearing" by both Deaf, deaf, and hearing people. This has been offensive, however, this book has helped me realize some pretty interesting things about my own identity. I am more confident that I don't need others to validate my own identity. @David Smith: A good book for you to read would be “A Lens on Deaf Identities” by Irene W. Leigh. This book has really helped me understand how identities develop with D/deaf people. I am a Deaf man, and i have experienced labeling as “hard of hearing” and “hearing” by both Deaf, deaf, and hearing people. This has been offensive, however, this book has helped me realize some pretty interesting things about my own identity. I am more confident that I don’t need others to validate my own identity.

]]> By: David Smith http://mindforums.com/the-psychology-of-deafness/comment-page-1#comment-9431 David Smith Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:41:23 +0000 http://mindforums.com/?p=324#comment-9431 Any update on this? One of the major problems I see in deaf psychology is the various ways of ending up without hearing. I lost my hearing over a number of years—pretty much half every six years—until now I am totally non-hearing. I tried to learn signs and fit into the deaf culture around the age of 36. After several years, I was told that I was not deaf and started losing my interest. On the other hand, I have pretty much accepted that people will react toward me as a hearing person. They are normal humans, after all. That has helped my hostility—I know that I will have a hard time, but not because people hate me. Any good self-help books for such a misfit? Any update on this?

One of the major problems I see in deaf psychology is the various ways of ending up without hearing. I lost my hearing over a number of years—pretty much half every six years—until now I am totally non-hearing. I tried to learn signs and fit into the deaf culture around the age of 36. After several years, I was told that I was not deaf and started losing my interest. On the other hand, I have pretty much accepted that people will react toward me as a hearing person. They are normal humans, after all. That has helped my hostility—I know that I will have a hard time, but not because people hate me.

Any good self-help books for such a misfit?

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