This resource aggregates important literature from published studies on language deprivation for deaf and hard of hearing children. Topics include: structural brain changes linked to delayed language acquisition; effects of early sign language deprivation on brain connectivity; the age of ASL acquisition as it relates to lifelong synatic preferences; and cognitive development in deaf and hard of hearing children.
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