How suitable are your baby signs for parents of deaf, autistic and downs syndrome babies?
Our baby signs are (as stated above) based on BSL (with only a few modifications to a few signs). Of course learning to sign with us is fun and educational for all children and even with children whom are deaf, autistic or down sindrome The benefits of signing bridges a very wide gap to communication with your child disabled or not. BSL is so similar to Maketon (language used by Autistic and Down sindrome adults and children) that learning at such an early age would make it easier for them to learn when older and in a school environment. Baby sign language FAQ – Top How long has baby sign language been around? Since signing with deaf children began (around the 17th century when Dalgarno invented a finger spelling system) signing with hearing children has also occured. The first hearing children to benefit from signs being used in their communication were those of deaf parents. It is very common for a hearing baby to be able to communicate with it’s deaf parent(s) through both sign and
