[JuliannaTeresa]

My Daughter is 10 almost 11. She is also Deaf. I was told that because of her hearing impairment and inability to speak that she most likely and to expect that she was Sexually Abused either pre-Orphanage or while in the Orphanage.

I was accepting of her hearing impairment. Actually we share the impairment, but I did not want a Child who was in a Vegetative State and could not show emotion.

They had said at the Orphanage that Daughter was very responsive to being extremely Ticklish. I wondered how they factually could make this statement, so I started asking around about it.

What has worked with her is Play Therapy. With Play Therapy she is able to both express the emotion of how the Abuse felt as well as support with Anger Management Techniques.

She expresses the emotion of how the Abuse felt with both Barbie or regular dolls.

With the Anger Management she reads books with the Therapist of kids expressing their Anger.

The Female Therapist also uses wrestling as both Occupational as well as Play Therapy in expressing Anger.

Daughter has made a lot of progress since the Adoption.

I would also recommend someone who specializes in Pediatrics not Adult Therapy.