I am raising money for Auditory Verbal to help deaf people achieve the best start in life, please help Support my cause!
Orson, was born with moderate-severe high frequency sensorineural hearing loss in both ears. AVUK has been life-changing for our family and we are eternally gratefully. Orson started auditory verbal therapy aged 2 and graduated from the course at 4.5 years old, tracking a year ahead of his age on the Preschool Language Scales assessment. For a young boy who cannot hear the sound of a bike bell, birds singing and the doorbell ringing without his hearing aids it was an incredible achievement.
We are supporting an alumni student Orson Grimer to raise awareness of the amazing work AVUK does to help equip youngsters with hearing loss.
We are fundraising for AVUK because we want more people to know about this amazing charity and support their provide for deaf children. We want more families who have deaf born children to know that support is there and it is possible to teach their children to listen and speak
As many of you know our son, Orson, was born with with moderate-severe high frequency sensorineural hearing loss in both ears (his hearing loss was caused by a genetic mutation on the Connexin 26 gene). Auditory Verbal UK is a charity that wants all deaf babies and children to have the opportunity to listen and speak like their hearing peers. The Auditory Verbal approach stimulates auditory brain development and enables deaf children with hearing aids and cochlear implants to make se