I started teaching my daughter sign language when she was a baby. She started using it to communicate.
When my daughter was a baby she couldn't talk so I taught her sign language.
user
i just love that, my son knows ASL
assistant
That's great! I taught her a few words that were interesting to her so she could tell us what she needed.
user
i wish schools would teach kids asl 
assistant
Yeah, me too that would be nice for them to learn.
user