Karen W.

Hi Andrea,
Your son maybe getting angry because he may be a little frustrated because he cannot communicate, learning sign is a good thing but also say the word's when you sign, he will eventually start saying them when he dose the sign language. You son is also two, I;m sure you've heard the expression terrable two's. When My son with DS was born, I had two other children. When David, that my son with DS, when he was naughty or had some anger issue's, he had to sit on the chair and have a time out. These kids are smarter than you think, just because they cannot talk dose not mean there not smart. They can figure out how to get there way and yank your string's just like a normal child can. I taught my son right from wrong right from the start, just like my other children. When my son would want something like a cookie, I would make him try to say the word, he would try, it didn't sound to much like it but he made the effort, then I would praise him and give him the cookie. I was also told by my son's doctor to try to get them to drink from a straw, I guess the sucking is good exercise for the tounge, it strenthen's there muscle's in there tounge for better speech. I was albe to find plasic cups with a built in straw, now if your son still is drinking from a bottle, that is good sucking exercise also.
Karen W.