Without the fantastic support we had from AVUK I am not sure how David would have developed and thrived the way he did. He has big dreams and aspirations and we know that sky is the limit for him. Read more
Rafi’s hearing journey has been a long one but with AVUK it has been an amazing one. We could not be more proud of the progress he has made and we want to say thank you to everyone at AVUK who believed in Rafi from day one. This is Rafi’s story from his parents Antoine and Kenza who are originally from France Read more
Shoshana Mae Turner arrived 2.5 weeks early on 9 August 2018. She failed the newborn hearing screening twice. The first screening, in the early hours towards the end of our first night at the hospital. The nurse said it was probably nothing and I didn’t think about it again. The second time Shoshie failed the screening she was two two weeks old and Dan was concerned as he’d noticed she hadn’t responded to a loud alarm at the hospital the day after she was born. Read more
Ava failed the newborn hearing screening and was diagnosed with a profound hearing loss at three weeks of age. Now, at ten years old she plays the piano and saxophone. Read more
Since Auditory Verbal UK was founded in 2003 we have supported over 1,000 families. Over 80% of children who have been on our programme for two years graduated with language on a par with typically hearing children. Below are some of the stories written by our families.
When Cole’s hearing loss was picked up at his new born hearing screening his parent’s felt like their world had been turned upside down. Now four years old Cole is flourishing. Read more
When Ariella imitated the sound of a cow I had made it was the magical moment I had been waiting for. After just one session at AVUK the light went on! – Ariella’s Mum Sabrina Read more
Deaf England Rugby player tells us about her sports dreams and her advice on achieving your ambitions Read more
Joao, or JP as he is known, moved with his family from Brazil to the UK when he was 7-months-old. His parents became increasingly concerned about his lack of speech and at 2-years-old he was diagnosed with hearing loss. JP received his cochlear implants aged three and embarked on the AVUK programme with sessions conducted in Portuguese and English. Read more
After a healthy pregnancy, Orson was unexpectedly born three months early. It was fair to say that after 61 days across intensive and neo-natal care we had gone through every possible emotion and we were ready to leave hospital. Read more
We are Joanna and Andrew Callaghan. And this is the story of, our son, Sam. Read more
Mia is a bright, charming, determined and courageous little girl. Mia loves princesses, dancing, dressing up and all things pink. She is very social, loves to talk and being with her family and friends. She was born with CHARGE syndrome, a rare genetic condition that can affect different parts of the body and has defied all the odds. Read more
My name is James Curtis. I was born profoundly deaf and I currently wear bilateral Cochlear Implants. I attended Auditory Verbal UK from the ages of three to five and it is thanks to team’s determination to equip me with the tools to listen and speak that I can communicate as well as any one of my hearing peers. Read more
Louis’ hearing loss is a genetic issue and typically leads to progressive hearing loss, leading to complete deafness. Read more
When our daughter, Grace, failed her first newborn hearing screening test, we were reassured Grace was likely congested as she had only marginally failed. It was only at the follow up appointment six weeks later, when it was confirmed that she had bilateral severe-to-profound hearing loss, that we were completely devastated by the news. Read more
Onna, was born prematurely at 28 weeks, alongside her typically hearing twin sister, Sala. Onna passed her newborn screening. However, by about 10 months old, she had progressively but quickly lost all her hearing. Onna’s hearing loss was initially misdiagnosed but she was finally diagnosed with severe-profound hearing loss and Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder. She received bilateral cochlear implants a month before her third birthday and started the Auditory Verbal UK a few months later. Read more