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james learned some simple signing. more, eat, please, thank you, all done, and a couple other things. we taught him early on to point when something was hurting (usually teeth, but occasionally stomach or ear), and while i have no basis for comparison, it did make our job much easier. the thing he did not learn, was how to use those to respond to audible prompts. i could ask "whats wrong?" or "what hurts?" but i would generally have to wait until he decided to let me know. im not sure how that would be taught, but if you figure it out, i imagine that would help too. james was signing by 6 1/2 to 7 months, but i really dont see why he couldnt have learned a bit earlier if we had thought to try.
~james
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