Does the Baby Signs® Program use American Sign Language (ASL)?
Since the publication of their book, many people have asked Drs. Acredolo and Goodwyn how using the Baby Signs® Program relates to American Sign Language, the official language of the deaf community. The simple answer is that the Baby Signs® Program incorporates the most useful, “baby friendly” signs from American Sign Language and combines them with signs that babies and parents have created themselves and found particularly useful. Ninety percent of the signs used are ASL. The goal of the Baby Signs® Program is communication, so the rest of the signs have been modified to be easier for little fingers.
