makaton sleep sign is cute

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makaton to sleep sign

In ASL, it's the sign for "bed".

really?

Yeah. http://lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/b/bed.htm

ok

In the UK makaton is used alot

Yes, it is quite endearing.

anyone?

Makaton is a sign language designed for people who have trouble with abstraction. They make sure every sign looks like what it represents.

It seems to be that for some nonverbal/minimally verbal people, the primary barrier to speaking is the abstraction - grasping the idea that a sound that has no obvious relationship with X is used to represent X. Some of these people do quite well with Makaton instead. Then again, some have trouble even with the idea of using a gesture to represent something, and do better with picture communication instead.

And of course this is only a subset of nonverbal/minimally verbal people. Others have other issues, such as severe apraxia, severe sensory processing issues, or whatever. And many have a mix of things. (Augmentative and alternative communication is a complex issue.)

But for people with developmental issues, Makaton is usually easier than ASL to use.