by JennyFroude (Author)
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.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Ltd
Published: 02 May 2003
ISBN 10: 1853596280
ISBN 13: 9781853596285