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Originally posted by rainmaker My two-year-old has a speech and language disorder and cannot speak, so he uses sign language. In the sign language community, there are three categories namely, verbal, oral, and written. Verbal is for any words, signed, oral, or written. . . . I can confidently claim that (my son) is verbal, even though he doesn't speak.
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rainmaker,
Not that this all actually pertains to basketball, but since I work with deaf youngsters K-12 who rely on sign language, thought I'd throw out my support that sign language is, indeed, verbal--it just isn't "spoken." Good distinction. Now, back to basketball . . .