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		wtn on June 19, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Let Maya Speak For Herself Yes—it's called American Sign Language, and it's easier to learn than Spanish.

metageek on June 19, 2012 [–]

And presumably the autistic community knows about ASL, and the children who can learn it, do—it'd be greatly preferable to carrying around a multi-thousand-dollar device. I think we can assume that this child's problems leave her unable to learn ASL.

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