The book, Deaf Again, written by Mark Drolsbaugh, is an autobiography that tells the story of his life that begins with a young boy growing up and going through the process of losing his hearing and then, as he gets older, he struggles to fit in like a normal child. When Mark was very young, he could hear quite well, then he gradually became hard of hearing until he became completely deaf. Even though he had two deaf parents, doctors recommended speech therapy and hearing aids because they didn't understand deaf culture and thought Mark would be much happier if he could maintain his hearing personality. In the rest of the book, Mark goes through many phases trying to fit in with everyone and eventually finds himself and realizes that being deaf is not a disease, but just a part of who he is. he was in kindergarten, he thought he was a normal child like everyone else, but he began to distort what he heard in class and wondered why everyone would laugh and why he would be corrected. One day in first grade, Mark realized that something was definitely wrong with his hearing. During a Show 'n' Tell activity, he was asked to come to the front of the room to show off one of his toys. After providing a description of the toy, someone raised their hand and asked a question. This person was from the other class and was a couple rows back, so there was absolutely no way Mark could understand what he was saying. The only thing he heard come out of the boy's mouth was a garbled mess. Mark was so confused and unable to respond to the child that the teacher scolded him, stating that this behavior was inappropriate. Marco doesn't have k......middle of paper......consider whether or not to use the ASL at home. This issue is important because if you try to force deaf people to hear, they may not thrive because they will not have any form of communication to use with other people. Even though doctors may say not to use ASL, this will greatly hinder your child's well-being in the long term. I learned a lot about deaf people, ASL, and/or deaf culture after reading this book. Deaf people are as normal as anyone else and should not be treated differently. Some people treat deafness as a disease that needs to be cured, but it isn't. If a parent learns that their child is deaf, they react very crazily and act as if their child is dying and that deafness is a fatal disease. Deaf people should be treated like anyone else and no different. They are not disabled and can do great things in this world.