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<blockquote data-quote="Japes" data-source="post: 2145679" data-attributes="member: 277410"><p>[USER=44643]@Robinredbreast[/USER] Makaton is used a lot in my workplace by about half of the students, and until this year I've predominantly worked with the non-Makaton users. However, we do all learn some, students and staff, so we can communicate better. We probably universally all use the 5 basic essential signs especially if we don't want to announce where we're going!! </p><p></p><p>Young Vampire and I just tap a finger (usually the ring finger on the non-dominant hand) a couple of times with our index or middle finger of our dominant hand and say "Bloods". We make a fist with our dominant hand and pretend we're injecting in the place of choice with no word usually for injection, but that's probably how it's evolved for Young Vampire. I'd be interested to know if there are any official signs!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Japes, post: 2145679, member: 277410"] [USER=44643]@Robinredbreast[/USER] Makaton is used a lot in my workplace by about half of the students, and until this year I've predominantly worked with the non-Makaton users. However, we do all learn some, students and staff, so we can communicate better. We probably universally all use the 5 basic essential signs especially if we don't want to announce where we're going!! Young Vampire and I just tap a finger (usually the ring finger on the non-dominant hand) a couple of times with our index or middle finger of our dominant hand and say "Bloods". We make a fist with our dominant hand and pretend we're injecting in the place of choice with no word usually for injection, but that's probably how it's evolved for Young Vampire. I'd be interested to know if there are any official signs! [/QUOTE]
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