title: Using sign language with tracheotomized infants and children.
abstract: Children's ability to communicate with others is important for cognitive development. However, the number of infants and young children deprived of vocalization (aphonia) is increasing in the pediatric patient population due to tracheotomy. The Communication Program for Infants and Parents (CPIP) uses sign language as an alternative system to verbal communication.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Weatherly
mesh_terms: D001044:Aphonia / Q000523:psychology*; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008369:Manual Communication; D012813:Sign Language; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000523:psychology*