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<blockquote data-quote="zaftigmama" data-source="post: 495445" data-attributes="member: 13038"><p>Exactly what the others said. Sign language IS language--heck, POINTING is language. She's trying to communicate, which is more important. Autistic children, generally, have delays in the area of communication, not just language--won't follow a point, return a smile, etc. So from what you're saying, it doesn't seem as if autism is the issue here. Not a professional, of course, this is JMO.</p><p></p><p>There's a great DVD series--it might be available on your PBS Kids or Sprout--called Signing Time, developed by the mother of a deaf child. My kids loved the series; might be something to check out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zaftigmama, post: 495445, member: 13038"] Exactly what the others said. Sign language IS language--heck, POINTING is language. She's trying to communicate, which is more important. Autistic children, generally, have delays in the area of communication, not just language--won't follow a point, return a smile, etc. So from what you're saying, it doesn't seem as if autism is the issue here. Not a professional, of course, this is JMO. There's a great DVD series--it might be available on your PBS Kids or Sprout--called Signing Time, developed by the mother of a deaf child. My kids loved the series; might be something to check out. [/QUOTE]
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