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Makaton
System to support personal communication
Makaton
Makaton is an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) system which uses signs (hand gestures) and symbols (images) alongside speech and written words to support communication. Despite its use of signs, Makaton is not a sign language. Makaton is used by hearing people with communication challenges and learning disabilities to communicate and is proven to support the development of essential communication skills such as attention, listening, comprehension, memory and expressive speech and language. The Makaton Communication Programme has been used with individuals who have cognitive impairments, autism, Down syndrome, specific language impairment, multisensory impairment and acquired neurological disorders that have negatively affected the ability to communicate, including stroke and dementia patients. The name "Makaton" is derived from the names of three members of the original teaching team at Botleys Park Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey: Margaret Walker (the designer of the programme...
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