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children, so deaf parents may come to rely on hearing children who are effectively fluent bilinguals. This dynamic can lead CODAs to act as interpreters for their parents, which can be especially problematic when a child CODA is asked to interpret messages that are cognitively or emotionally inappropriate for their age. For example, a school-aged child may be called on to explain a diagnosis of a serious medical condition to their deaf parent.
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deaf community in that family's presence, not realizing the child can hear. Deaf parents may not adequately understand that while a deaf person can look away or close their eyes, a hearing person cannot choose to ignore hurtful words so easily. The CODAs might often keep the hurtful comments to themselves adding additional weight to the already difficult circumstances.
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Bavelier, D.; Tomann, A.; Hutton, C.; Mitchell, T.; Corina, D.; Liu, G.; Neville, H. (2000). "Visual
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find that their upbringing within the Deaf community and culture sets them apart. CODAs with cochlear implantation are often even more mixed between these worlds. They communicate with their families through signing but with the hearing world through talking.
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