Frustrated, they end up removing their hearing aids and retreating into their silent worlds. Chiu believes that unless kids are engaged in spoken-language training from an early age, they're going to get frustrated and give up. Without sign language to fall back on, they become isolated and have issues with their intellectual and emotional development.
邱老師認為，除非孩子從小就進行語言訓練，否則受到挫折後，孩子反而會不願意「說話」，少了手語，他們的世界會更封閉，智能和情緒也會出問題。