Her mom says:
“When Ellie was diagnosed with severe to profound hearing loss at one month old, we were shocked and scared. We’d never met a deaf person before and didn’t know what to expect. She was fitted with hearing aids at 3 months old and we began Aural Rehab therapy through EI. At 9 months, she received her first cochlear implant and at 12 months her second. At one year, she added speech to her list of therapies and joined a Toddler Group for kids with hearing loss at Child’s Voice when she turned 18 months old.
Ellie is currently 33 months old and doing phenomenal! Despite not being able to hear for her first year of life, she’s caught up to her chronological age for speech and hitting expressive and receptive language targets for her age group. She’s 100% oral/verbal, although we plan to add ASL to her communication. She’s social and happy and will be transitioning into preschool in the fall! We couldn’t be more proud of her grit, resilience, and fearless personality that makes her capable of being anything she aspires to be.”
