Simi Rughani – Hertfordshire

Simi’s son Shivaay was diagnosed with a severe hearing loss at his newborn hearing screening in 2021. The family were living and working in Kenya and had returned to the UK to have Shivaay, their second child. They made the life changing decision to move back to ensure they could get the best support for Shivaay, and, after finding out about Auditory Verbal therapy from professionals at Great Ormond Street Hospital, joined the family programme at AVUK when Shivaay was only six months old. Initially the family had telepractice and then later in person sessions which Shivaay is still attending, supporting him to listen and speak and meet his targets at pre-school. Read more about Shivaaay’s journey here

If you would like to request to speak with Simi about her experience, please email [email protected]