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Click Here for PDF of Autism Sign Language Classes
Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley understands that verbal communication
doesn’t come easy for children with autism. Sign language for children with
autism’s goal is to teach parents and their children with autism to learn sign
language and to enhance communication and to serve as a foundation for
verbal communication. Sign language can be taught in conjunction with inhome
programs such as ABA and Verbal Behavior.
Resources to Achieve Independence
Bridge for Spoken Language – The visual association and iconic
representation of sign language utilizes the same area of the brain that
is associated with speech and language development. Sign language,
when taught with spoken language, has been shown to help children
develop speech faster.
• Reduction of Negitive Behaviors
sign language enhances your ability to meet your child’s needs
and wants, and by doing so can reduce inappropriate behaviors by
eliminating the inability to communicate.
— Communicating using
• Increases Social Interaction
themselves are more likely to seek out social interaction. Learning and
using sign language makes it easier for children to associate gestures with
meaning and facilitates important social interactions.
— Children that are able to express
• Development of Cognitive Structures
key to lifelong learning. Sign language can be a tool to facilitate
learning and speech.
— Encoding language early is the
• Increases the Ability to Interpret Facial Expressions
sign language is visual and expressive. Often the enhanced expressions
and cues associated with sign language can improve a child’s ability to
interpret facial expressions sooner than verbal communication alone.
— By its nature,
Sign Language for Autism is designed for children 18 months to five years, but
is open to children of all ages with autism spectrum disorders. Scholarship
opportunities are available on a limited basis.
Sign Language for Autism
For More Information
To learn more about the Goodwill
Easter Seals Miami Valley sign
language for children with autism
program please contact Melissa
Engle at 937.461-4800 ext. 393.
P 937.461.4800 ext.393 F 866.400.6702
www.goodwilleastersealsmv.org
For children with autism, sign language can serve as a communication bridge
to verbal language. Sessions with parents and caregivers occur in the child’s
natural environment. Signs that are taught are individualized to meet each
child’s needs, providing for positive reinforcement resulting in more frequent
language utilizations.
Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley Autism Sign Language Classes
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