Mia is about to celebrate her 5th birthday; she is a bright, social and determined little girl who has defied all the odds. Mia was born with CHARGE syndrome, a rare genetic condition that can affect different parts of the body; the most common problems are with the hearing, vision, the heart, airways and growth. Read more
Kurran was born two months premature, in 2003, and quickly fell victim to a severe necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) infection. Now he is flying! Read his story in father Avy's words. Read more
Since Auditory Verbal UK founded in 2003 we have supported over 1,000 families. Approximately 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.
"All I could think of was that he would never be able to share a joke, he was condemned to a life where he would be isolated and lonely"Read more
“I think everyone should have fun and do what they want to do and a cochlear implant shouldn’t stand in their way.”Read more
Ben's family fundraised to have cochlear implants fitted after being told their son wasn't eligible on the NHS.Read more
When we got the diagnosis I looked for every other possible reason. As a completely hearing family it is not something you prepare for.Read more
When our baby daughter Aimee failed her newborn hearing screening test and we thought nothing of it. It was only at the follow up appointment six weeks later when we learned that she had a bilateral moderate to severe hearing loss that we felt that our word had crumbled.Read more
Hope was diagnosed as profoundly deaf at just three weeks old and became one of the youngest babies to undergo bilateral cochlear implant surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital aged just nine months in July 2011.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
From the day I found out that Lily was deaf, I always said I would not rest until she could talk.Read more
Henry was born in 2012 and came to AVUK for two years, up until August 2016. Henry has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in addition to his hearing loss, and here his father Ryan shares their experience.Read more
Ethan and his family live in Northern Ireland, where there is no local access to Auditory Verbal therapy. However, thanks to our Belfast project with parent group The Hearing Hub, Ethan and his family were able to access our programme at a distance through a combination of visits and Skype appointments. Ethan's mother Krystal shares their story below.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
My name is Jessica Olliver and I’m 16 years old. I am an AVUK graduate and very pleased to be part of this wonderful organisation.Read more
We are Joanna and Andrew Callaghan. And this is the story of, our son, Sam.Read more
Isobel was born in December 2014. Through the newborn hearing screening programme, Isobel was diagnosed with a mild to moderate hearing loss. Isobel and her parents started their auditory verbal journey just over six months ago, and here her mother Selena shares her story so far…Read more