SpeachlessSlytherin007

I've always wanted to learn sign language. The ability to talk to a friend i used to have in yr 2 who was deaf or just communicate with a slight level of secrecy to it. When i was in Yr 5 they taught us finger spelling and the words 'Beard' , 'Goat' and 'Father Christmas '. When i got into Yr 7 i started to get more anxious and social anxiety levels gradually got worse. I started to figure that it'd be easier not to stress about saying the wrong thing or saying something to upset anyone. The only way i could think to do that was to just stop talking at all. And thats what i did. Im now mute and figure learning BSL would not only help me communicate, but also let me do something I've wanted to for years.

The most our school taught us was finger spelling right at the end.

That sounds really considerate! I wish you all the best working at the NHS at this strange time. 

I want to learn to teach my parents and communicate with them better. Im mute and a slow writer, not the best mix. Ive taught them the alphabet and im spelling things, but i feel itll be easier knowing the word not the spelling. My brother is stubborn however and wont even let me teach him the alphabet.