Overcoming Boundaries caused by stroke using baby sign language
by Jessica Schutte
(Gurley, AL)
My soon to be three year old daughter had a prenatal stroke and was diagnosed at 6months old as having cerebral palsy.
After 2 years of not talking the dr's have told us she will be lucky to say ten words. Her father and I then proceeded to start teaching her sign language.
We've only been using it for 3 weeks but she already knows how to sign the words: eat, drink, mommy, dog, daddy, sleep, cold, and we have even made up individual signs for people like nana, papa, her brother, and the family dog.
She has definitely improved leaps and bounds in just 3 weeks. It's so amazing to watch her talk now and know that she's going to be alright. I highly recommend this to all parents even if your child does not have a delay.
Do not limit your childs potential of learning for fear of the unknown, you'll never know the joys you'll be missing.
-Parent of a soon to be 3 yr old stroke survivor
