I have been a qualified licensed tutor for over 17 years but have been using Makaton since 1985 with both adults and children. My passion started and then developed when a friend of mine had a beautiful little girl with Down syndrome. Over time I became experienced in all aspects of ‘Total Communication’ developing my own skills to help as many people as I could. I have had amazing results helping a whole range of children and adults from helping parents communicate with non-verbal toddlers to helping primary children read using symbols and adult carers communicate with their clients.