Eve is qualified to teach Makaton at Level 3 and says she loves being back at school A woman with Down's syndrome who teaches Makaton has said it feels amazing to go back to her old school as a ...

Watch: Meet the 16-year-old DJ with a difference - the UK's first Makaton-friendly DJ Makaton is a language programme that uses signs and symbols to help people to communicate. It is designed to ...

Despite being non-verbal 17-year-old Troy McKay has used his voice to create a unique choir. Troy is a pupil at Fleming Fulton Special School in Belfast, and communicates through an app on his ...

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. Alex, from north Wales, is autistic, and does not speak. But Makaton ...

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