Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rob Delaney used Makaton when he read the CBeebies bed time story last week [Photo: Getty] Actor Rob Delaney has won praise by ...

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 ...

A specialist further education college is challenging children and adults to learn the sign and symbol based language system, Makaton. A number of students at The National Star College in Ullenwood ...

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 ...

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The Doris Duan-Young Autism Center (DDY) provides Makaton language programme The Doris Duan-Young Autism Center Supplied Communication is one of the most important skills of our life. Almost ...

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Strictly Come Dancing’s stars have been celebrated by sign language charities for using Makaton to communicate with hard of hearing or non-verbal viewers. Chris Ramsey, Saffron Barker, Emma Barton and ...

A language system made famous by children's TV presenter Mr Tumble has helped a six-year-old boy to communicate for the first time. Alex, from north Wales, is autistic, and does not speak. But Makaton ...

Actor Rob Delaney has won praise by delivery a story on CBeebies’ ‘Bedtime Stories’ using Makaton, a version of sign language he used to communicate with his son Henry. The ‘Catastrophe’ actor was ...