Language system made famous by children's TV presenter Mr Tumble helps autistic boy Alex, 6, to communicate
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.But Makaton enables him to communicate with his family, who said the effects have been "life changing".
Makaton uses hand signs alongside spoken language to help people with learning or communication disabilities who find speaking difficult. Alex's family have added their voice to a growing number of calls for it to be taught more widely in Welsh schools.His grandmother Lyn Gallagher said: "When Alex was younger he was very frustrated and would bang his head because he couldn't communicate."He can tell me a little story - he can tell me that he went for a walk to the woods with granddad and they saw lots of tall trees.
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