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The Sky’s The Limit: Daniela’s Story

Daniela embraces her cochlear implants and LSL journey!

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At just 2 years of age, Daniela began embracing her cochlear implants. She asks for them each and every morning and understands how to place them in her ears if they fall off.

Daniela was diagnosed with ANSD and a profound hearing loss after failing her newborn hearing screening. She promptly received hearing aids at 7 months old, and at 1 year of age Daniela received bilateral cochlear implants. Her parents pushed for her to attend a private preschool program, in which she could be placed in a small classroom setting to get the individualized education she needs.

Daniela approaches her spoken language educational journey with profound positivity. This brightness she carries with her is what her parents are most proud of. Daniela is described as “the happiest baby girl” and her parents say “hearing loss doesn’t limit her in anything she does”, which brings them clarity in their choice to choose Listening and Spoken Language for their daughter.

As a 2023 recipient of AG Bell’s Parent & Infant Financial Aid program, Daniela will continue to bring sunshine everywhere she goes with continued early intervention support.

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2025 Parent & Infant Financial Aid program. Apply by August 19 to receive early intervention support for your child under the age of 4.

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El cielo es el límite: la historia de Daniela

Con solo 2 años, Daniela comenzó a aceptar los implantes cocleares. Los pide cada mañana y sabe cómo colocárselos en los oídos si se le caen.

A Daniela se le diagnosticó un trastorno del espectro de neuropatía auditiva (TENA) y una pérdida auditiva profunda tras no superar el cribado auditivo neonatal. Empezó a utilizar audífonos a los 7 meses y, al cumplir un año, recibió implantes cocleares bilaterales. Sus padres insistieron en que asistiera a un programa de preescolar privado donde pudiera estar en un aula pequeña y recibir la educación personalizada que necesita.

Daniela aborda su aprendizaje del lenguaje hablado con una actitud extraordinariamente positiva. Este entusiasmo que transmite es lo que más enorgullece a sus padres. La describen como «la niña más feliz del mundo» y afirman que «la pérdida auditiva no la limita en nada de lo que hace», lo que les da tranquilidad en su decisión de optar por la Escucha y el Lenguaje Hablado para su hija.

Como beneficiaria en 2023 del programa de Ayuda Financiera para Padres e Hijos de AG Bell, Daniela seguirá irradiando alegría allá donde vaya gracias al apoyo continuo de la intervención temprana.

Actualmente están abiertas las solicitudes para el programa de Ayuda Financiera para Padres e Hijos de AG Bell 2025. Envíe su solicitud antes del 19 de agosto para recibir apoyo de intervención temprana para su hijo(a) menor de 4 años.

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