"A skilled science translator, Denworth makes decibels, teslas and
brain plasticity understandable to all."--Washington Post
Lydia Denworth's third son, Alex, was nearly two when he was identified
with significant hearing loss that was likely to get worse. Denworth
knew the importance of enrichment to the developing brain but had never
contemplated the opposite: deprivation. How would a child's brain grow
outside the world of sound? How would he communicate? Would he learn to
read and write?
An acclaimed science journalist as well as a mother, Denworth made it
her mission to find out, interviewing experts on language development,
inventors of groundbreaking technology, Deaf leaders, and
neuroscientists at the frontiers of brain plasticity research. I Can
Hear You Whisper chronicles Denworth's search for answers--and her new
understanding of Deaf culture and the exquisite relationship between
sound, language, and learning.