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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While you wait for the speech therapy consult, I'd start using Sign Language with her - she'll pick it up quickly so at least she can say important words.  YOU CAN learn these signs - they aren't hard, and if you use them as you voice, she will notice and use them back.

Here is one video of ASL signs for babies:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjYbopUNQEw

milk - juice - water (3 different signs)
eat 
hungry
thirsty 
more
all done
please
thank you
ball - and some of her other favorite toys she asks for
go outside
take a walk (outside) vs play in backyard
play
your turn
Mom
Dad
cat
dog
happy
sad
angry/mad
need help
stop

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+1 We have done ASL with both kids. It’s been essential for our child with Down syndrome, who is nonverbal, but still very helpful with our typical child.  Even though our typical child is learning to speak on the expected timeline, sign language has been great for clarifying his needs when we can’t quite understand him. We started out with just three signs: “eat,” “all done,” and “more.” Then we branched out to others once they had mastered those. We used the Signing Time video series. Now both kids know dozens signs. [/quote]

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