Ben Is Catching On To Sign Language - Kind Of

We continue to sign to Ben every day and for the longest time, the only sign he did back to us was "up" - and he used it when he wanted picked up. We have been working really hard on a lot of other signs, but specially the sign for "more". I noticed about a week ago that Ben was doing this shirt flick sometimes when I asked him if he wanted more. Ben's therapists have told me to be on the lookout for any signs that he seem to be using consistently even if they aren't the real sign (kids sometimes develop their own signs and as long as we can figure out what they mean, we can communicate with them). I'm happy to report that Ben's shirt flick has now consistently become his sign for more. He even does it when he wants more without me initiating it. It's GREAT! I feel like I am finally starting to communicate with him in some way. The only downside is that people who don't know us might think Ben is telling me off when he signs his version of "more".

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