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Sign language to communicate with newly adopted child - Adoption.com Forums Members ListPhotosEventsLocal Adoption SupportSearch ArcadeReviewsMembership Upgrade Search Forums Advanced Search Welcome to the Forums.Register If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ. You may have to register before you can post or search: click here to proceed. To start viewing messages, select a forum below that you would like to view or click View All of Todays Posts. Forum Categories Adult Adoptees Adoptive Parents International Adoption Birthparents Parenting Community Center Search & Reunion Faith-Based Adoption Support Special Needs & Attachment Foster Care & Adoption User NameRemember Me Password Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes #1 07-25-2007, 10:36 PM cbw Junior MemberJoin Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 46 Total Points: 4,089.59 Donate Sign language to communicate with newly adopted child Though I m a long, long way off from needing this info it s been on my mind so I thought I d ask if anyone has any experience with it. Has anyone used sign language to help communicate/teach English to their child The reason I ask is because I used sign language with my oldest and still use it with my youngest (13 months old). Lots of the ASL signs are explanatory (i.e., airplane is your hand in the shape of a plane "flying" over your head) so kids catch on really quickly. It has been wonderful to communicate with my pre-verbal sons and was very handy when my oldest started speaking but wasn t pronouncing words in a recognizable way. So, I was thinking it might be a good tool with a newly adopted child. Does anyone have experience with this Thanks, cbw __________________ Mama to Jack (2) and Logan (1) Next up...our daughter from China ________________________________________ Agency application accepted 9/25/07 cbw View Public Profile Send a priva...