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Using Makaton in France to communicate during lunch time (Picture: Getty) Autism Spectrum Disorder encompasses a wide range of disabilities. Some who have non-verbal autism, or generally struggle to ...

Teach your child to communicate their needs using signs and symbols from Makaton and BSL as used in Something Special and Magic Hands. According to research from The Communication Trust, it is ...

Being a teenager is never easy and neither is being the parent of a teenager. But for Luc Lederle, 16, and his parents Carl and Non it is harder. Luc has autism and is non-verbal. Not being able to ...

Makaton is a language programme that uses signs, symbols, facial expressions and speech. It’s often used by those who have difficulties communicating verbally, including many under-fives. For ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Michelle Napier meets Claire Stewart, mum Rachel Ritchie and Ailish McMeel from QUB School of Nursing. A student learning disability nurse has been overwhelmed by the number of people tuning in to ...

A TOWN's bid to become sign language friendly is on track to become the UK's second Makaton friendly town ahead of the Tour de Yorkshire later this year. In January, Bedale announced it would attempt ...

Olly Murs has faced backlash from the deaf community after posting a video claiming to use British Sign Language when he was actually using Makaton, which deaf people don't use Want all the latest ...