What is Makaton?
Makaton is a form of communication made up of signs, symbols and speech. It helps people to communicate and develop essential communication skills.
Communication is a daily essential and is one of the most important skills we all need.
Makaton helps to improve communication through some speech and signs. It can become very frustrating for individuals who struggle to communicate verbally or get their point across to others who can communicate verbally.
There are over 100,000 child and adults who use Makaton for both their main form of communication or along side any other form of communication skills. The amount of individuals using Makaton is increasingly regularly which is allowing more and more people to become aware of other ways of communication. This then encourages family, friends, colleagues, teachers and leaders etc. to learn Makaton signs and is also been used by the general public more and more.