Sign Language
Signing - using
hand-gestures to convey meaning - is commonly associated with deaf people.
But others with communication difficulties may benefit from the use of
sign-assisted speech
(signing that accompanies speech). Most sign systems in use in Britain derive
from
British Sign Language (BSL), the standard language of deaf people.
One such is Makaton, a simplified version of BSL developed by a speech and
language
therapist for use with children with learning disability, such as Down's
Syndrome children.
Another system, which has greatly expanded from Makaton, is Signalong.
Sign-assisted speech may benefit people with congenital language disability,
autistic spectrum disorders and acquired brain injury, as well as those with
learning disability.
If you know someone it might help, click here to find out more.
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