I sincerely hope that the producers of AMC have incorporated American Sign Language in their storyline. So many hearing parents are convinced by well-meaning doctors that implanting their child will "fix" their deafness. At night, when the CI is put on the bedside table, the child is STILL DEAF. When the child grows up and discovers their native language and their Deaf Community, it is the parents who tend to be left out. I have known plenty of implanted teens and young adults who discarded their implants and have embraced their Deaf Culture and identity. Parents and child advocates would do well to supplement the CI trend with ASL in tendem. Each child deserves to have a native language, and for the Deaf it is primarily ASL. I will be anxious to see if the AMC storyline is positioned as a CI advertisement or if they show all the options for deaf children.