I have found this really interesting. Our son is of course old now, and has no speech, but I have always used my hands when talking, (the old 'you'd be dumb without your hands!') and so he learned very early on to use sounds and signs. Several attempts have been made to teach him Makaton, and everyone knows that he can do it and in fact will, if there is another person with speech difficulties, however, he flatly refuses to use it himself when in other company, but understanding perfectly, when someone signs to him. He has his own particular signs which are really obvious, and manages very well, he has had to really, and although he gets really frustrated, has learned to live with it. You might like this tale of when he was really young - I was busy doing something at the sink and he came to me putting his hand to his mouth (food/drink) - and I said in a minute - back again, pulling skirt same sign plus prrrrr (cat), -Mum busy, in a minute - finally, a BIG PULL at skirt same signs and prrrr but pulling - I finally give in follow him and there it is CAT under chair eating MOUSE - I had missed 'eeeeeh' (loud squeaking noise) for mouse. Patience and persistence.
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