THE coronavirus pandemic has hit everyone with many different problems which no one could have seen coming a year and a half ago. While most of us dealt with dodgy internet connections and robotic Zoom voices while working from home and socialising with friends and family, for some, the lockdown has created a myriad of issues which have affected their overall development. Seven-year-old Maia Sharp is a primary two pupil at Hallside Primary School in Cambuslang. Maia was diagnosed as moderately deaf at a very young age after implications with birth trauma following an emergency section.
Pic: Gordon Terris Emma Sharp, Maia’s mum, said: “She has been deaf since a young age and has been wearing two hearing aids since 12 weeks old.