The Silent Garden: Raising Your Deaf Child

by Paul W. Ogden

Offers parents of the deaf advice for communicating with their children, selecting schools, considering professional help, and evaluating technological options

313 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1996

Reviews

[Diana McClain · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked how the authors described grief. It's something that can be applied multiple times in your life, not just upon learning that your child will follow a different path than you had expected. I also found the section on "Reading the World" helpful.

[Irina Artemyeva · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think every parent of a Deaf child must read it.

[Beth E · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this book because I was looking for information about cochlear implants.
It's informative but very dry.

[Irene · Rating 3 out of 5]

I ended up skimming a lot of this book, but it was interesting. I greatly appreciated that it didn't try to suggest one method was better over the other for a Deaf child and it recognizes ASL as its own language.