He has experienced some loss in one ear due to an accident. After my sister found out, she started the process of taking him to doctors to figure out what exactly he needs (I'm not sure the level of his hearing in the one ear, or if they're going the route of cochlear implant, etc.) My sister is divorcing her husband, partially because the dad was freaked out about "having a disabled child" (throw the whole man away)….my nephew hopefully hasn't picked up on any of that, but he feels a little insecure and worried about it and I think the divorce upheaving his life so much hasn't helped his emotions during this time.
They're coming to a hearing specialist in my city soon and I wanted to get him a little something. I guess the general vibe I'm seeking is "it's okay if you have hearing aids/cochlear implants! Differences are our superpower! You are not lesser! This could actually be really cool!", these are the sorts of books I saw in the 90s for kids who were "different" with various medical issues and such.
He's in 3rd grade, going into 4th (I've noticed a lot of these books skew really young). He loves Minecraft, Super Mario Brothers, and Spiderman. I'm sure "Spiderman Gets a Cochlear Implant" doesn't exist but just giving a general rundown of what holds his interests in case there's something specific.
This feels like such a crazy specific request, but if anyone has any suggestions–especially parents dealing with similar things–I'd love to hear it. Thanks in advance.
by agooseyouhate
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It’s not hearing loss perse, but if he’s an advance reader or if you’d like to work together to read with him there’s a book called Steelwin by Matthew Rollins about a young girl who’s lost an arm and goes on an awesome gaming adventure with her mom
I was a child of a tumultuous divorce who went deaf in one ear and for me the best thing wasn’t any particular book but rather a high quantity of books. they were a refuge. same for hobbies. go to the library with him often. for particular books try goosebumps, cirque du freak, howls moving castle, captain underpants, harry potter, leviathan
el deafo by cece bell is an autobiographical graphic novel about a girl growing up with hearing loss!! the main character feels isolated from her peers bc of her hearing aids/Deafness but likes to imagine herself as a superhero!