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The author's family history with a special focus on the family's women as recreated through her study of thousands of letters preserved and handed down to her. The story begins in the 19th century with Hilma Weijdling's marriage to August Carlson, twice her age and successful wholesaler

A 4-year-old deaf girl of hearing parents was observed during communication with (a) adults, (b) an infant, and (c) a deaf peer. In order to assure meaningful communication, this girl who had the advantage of early exposure to communication in signs modified and altered her way of signing, depending on who was being addressed. This study serves as an illustration of the language competence attainable for deaf children when opportunities for early communication are granted.

Within the framework of a longitudinal study of deaf children with cochlear implants, 11 children with implants were interviewed. The objective was to shed light on what it is like for a child to use a cochlear implant, based on these children's own experience with implants, which ranged from 5.0 to 7.5 years. Six of the children were in schools for the deaf, five in regular classes. All but one used an implant daily. The children appreciated that an implant enabled them to perceive sounds in the environment. Some of the children in regular classes could take part in one-to-one conversations with teachers but had difficulty following teaching and discussions. This observation was consistent with what the children's parents and teachers had maintained. Peer interaction was said to be best when other children had the use of at least some signs.