Question about sign language and Apraxia

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I would echo 's response. Our daughter started with sign language two years

ago and developed about 50 signs before she began to vocalize. She now has

easily understandable speech and a vocabulary of over 500 words. She still signs

occasionally for emphasis if we do not answer her immediately. We started with

everyone on the team and in the house using sign language, bought a few

children's books with the sign for each item in addition to the printed word. I

can also recommend " Talking Hands " a children's video with signs in it. Our

daughter still watchs it from time to time and has learned other words besides

the sign being taught. Sign language is promptable and visual. I would also

suggest a site www.simplifiedsigns.org . It has some signs which require less

fine motor skill. We even simplified some of these in the beginning till her

hands were more practiced at the signs.