+288 Can deaf people hear their thoughts? amirite?

by Anonymous 15 years ago

Probably they can if they haven't been deaf their whole life. Otherwise their thoughts are likely in the form of images (sign language). It's part of why deaf people often are excellent artists. They are very used to visual communication.

by Anonymous 15 years ago

wouldn't that just be called "thinking"

by Anonymous 15 years ago

They think. they just think more visually.

by Anonymous 15 years ago

My family is deaf, im gonna ask my mom tomorrow, get back to you then :)

by Anonymous 15 years ago

They proly see them as words.

by Anonymous 15 years ago

I don't know... I think not because they never know what is sounds like, so i guess it would just be called 'thinking'

by Anonymous 15 years ago

Well everyone in my family who is deaf was born that way, so ill ask, good question.. 25 years, i never thought to ask haha

by Anonymous 15 years ago

so like do they just hear since they cant so how do they think and solve problems in their heads>

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Even deaf and blind are capable of complex thoughts. For example: Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree

by Anonymous 10 years ago