Makaton

Since his speech and communication has been improving, we have been using Makaton less and less at home. He will still use it if we are struggling to understand what he is saying and of course we still watch and copy Mr Tumble.

Makaton has been an AMAZING tool for us and has help stop many a meltdown. They still use it regularly in school and I still follow the Makaton page on Facebook and receive emails from www.makaton.org

I have noticed that since we have stopped using it so much, I am forgetting it all! It’s something you need to do daily to keep it fresh in your mind. The good thing about Makaton compared to British Sign Language is that Makaton is more simple and obvious so if I can’t remember the official Makaton sign, I try to sign as best I can, an hope that I am not too far off!