Language which develops 'against all the odds' is very precious. Words were not enough for Tom; it was signs that made sense of a world silenced by meningitis. Confidence came via joyful and positive steps to communication from babyhood; a brush with epilepsy, a cochlear implant in his teens and life as an independent young adult followed.
| ISBN: | 9781853596308 |
| Publication date: | 17th April 2003 |
| Author: | Froude, Jenny |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters |
| Format: | Ebook |