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| A deaf six-year-old boy's response to Rob Delaney's CBeebies Bedtime Story using sign language has been shared thousands of times online. | A deaf six-year-old boy's response to Rob Delaney's CBeebies Bedtime Story using sign language has been shared thousands of times online. |
| Tom McCartney waves his arms and stands up in his chair in excitement as he watches the Catastrophe star on TV. | Tom McCartney waves his arms and stands up in his chair in excitement as he watches the Catastrophe star on TV. |
| His mother Laura said Tom, who has complex medical needs, was "enthralled" to see a story told "in his language". | His mother Laura said Tom, who has complex medical needs, was "enthralled" to see a story told "in his language". |
| Rob Delaney said he was honoured to become the first person to sign a CBeebies Bedtime Story in Makaton. | Rob Delaney said he was honoured to become the first person to sign a CBeebies Bedtime Story in Makaton. |
| The US actor and comedian read and signed Ten in a Bed by Penny Dale last Friday in a first for the popular Bedtime Story, whose previous guest readers have included Dolly Parton, Tom Hardy and Orlando Bloom. | The US actor and comedian read and signed Ten in a Bed by Penny Dale last Friday in a first for the popular Bedtime Story, whose previous guest readers have included Dolly Parton, Tom Hardy and Orlando Bloom. |
| Delaney learned Makaton in order to communicate with his son Henry who had a tracheostomy while seriously ill with a cancerous brain tumour. Henry died, aged two, in January. | Delaney learned Makaton in order to communicate with his son Henry who had a tracheostomy while seriously ill with a cancerous brain tumour. Henry died, aged two, in January. |
| Laura McCartney, from Larbert, near Falkirk, said her son's reaction to the bedtime story left her in tears. | Laura McCartney, from Larbert, near Falkirk, said her son's reaction to the bedtime story left her in tears. |
| "Tom loves books. He really loves books so the Bedtime Story is something we would watch, but he didn't really get what was going on." she said. | "Tom loves books. He really loves books so the Bedtime Story is something we would watch, but he didn't really get what was going on." she said. |
| "For him it's a person sitting with their lips moving and pictures of the book - so he couldn't really follow it. | "For him it's a person sitting with their lips moving and pictures of the book - so he couldn't really follow it. |
| "As soon as it came on, Tom's face changed. He instantly knew this was different because someone was talking his language. | "As soon as it came on, Tom's face changed. He instantly knew this was different because someone was talking his language. |
| "As soon as he saw that Rob was signing his whole face lit up. Enthralled is the word I keep thinking of." | "As soon as he saw that Rob was signing his whole face lit up. Enthralled is the word I keep thinking of." |
| She added: "He couldn't take his eyes off the TV. ...He was laughing and clapping and things, then he would stop and look at me and be like 'Mum, are you seeing this?' | She added: "He couldn't take his eyes off the TV. ...He was laughing and clapping and things, then he would stop and look at me and be like 'Mum, are you seeing this?' |
| Laura's husband filmed the reaction of their son, who twice stood up in his activity chair, which is designed for children with disabilities. | Laura's husband filmed the reaction of their son, who twice stood up in his activity chair, which is designed for children with disabilities. |
| "He looked like he was going to dive off it at one point which was giving me a bit of a heart attack," said Laura. | "He looked like he was going to dive off it at one point which was giving me a bit of a heart attack," said Laura. |
| "He was so excited - it was a nightmare trying to get him to bed. I've never seen him like that." | "He was so excited - it was a nightmare trying to get him to bed. I've never seen him like that." |
| What is Makaton? | What is Makaton? |
| Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people communicate. | Makaton is a language programme using signs and symbols to help people communicate. |
| The signs used in Makaton have been designed to emulate those used in British Sign Language (BSL) | The signs used in Makaton have been designed to emulate those used in British Sign Language (BSL) |
| Makaton is always used in conjunction with speech, in order to support spoken language. | Makaton is always used in conjunction with speech, in order to support spoken language. |
| The name Makaton comes from the names of its creators, speech and language therapists Margaret Walker, Kathy Johnston and Tony Cornforth who developed it in the 1970s. | The name Makaton comes from the names of its creators, speech and language therapists Margaret Walker, Kathy Johnston and Tony Cornforth who developed it in the 1970s. |
| It has been adapted for use in more than 40 countries, including Poland, Australia, Greece and Japan. | It has been adapted for use in more than 40 countries, including Poland, Australia, Greece and Japan. |
| CBeebies viewers will already be familiar with Makaton through the award-winning Something Special programme, where each episode is signed by presenter Justin Fletcher, aka Mr Tumble. | CBeebies viewers will already be familiar with Makaton through the award-winning Something Special programme, where each episode is signed by presenter Justin Fletcher, aka Mr Tumble. |
| Both Rob Delaney and children's author Penny Dale commented on the video when it was posted on Twitter. | Both Rob Delaney and children's author Penny Dale commented on the video when it was posted on Twitter. |
| Delaney posted: "So beautiful. What a wonderful family you are xx" | Delaney posted: "So beautiful. What a wonderful family you are xx" |
| Penny Dale responded: "This is SO lovely and brilliant that you've captured Tom's excitement unfolding, moment by moment as he follows the story, and it's a perfect example of the power of signing and speaking." | |
| Tom is undergoing treatment for 10 medical issues including the heart defect tricuspid atresia and total deafness. | Tom is undergoing treatment for 10 medical issues including the heart defect tricuspid atresia and total deafness. |
| He was born without an oesophagus and breathes through a plastic tracheostomy tube. | He was born without an oesophagus and breathes through a plastic tracheostomy tube. |
| 'A wee tonic' | 'A wee tonic' |
| The Bedtime Story came after a particularly difficult week for the family as Tom had been admitted to hospital the previous weekend with a serious chest infection. | The Bedtime Story came after a particularly difficult week for the family as Tom had been admitted to hospital the previous weekend with a serious chest infection. |
| "It's hard work, he needs a lot of extra care and sometimes you can get a little bit worn down by that," said Laura. | "It's hard work, he needs a lot of extra care and sometimes you can get a little bit worn down by that," said Laura. |
| "I was a bit exhausted and that felt like a wee tonic. I just couldn't believe that in the space of a week we'd gone from an emergency hospital admission and less than a week later he was standing up on his chair, and so excited and animated about this lovely story." | "I was a bit exhausted and that felt like a wee tonic. I just couldn't believe that in the space of a week we'd gone from an emergency hospital admission and less than a week later he was standing up on his chair, and so excited and animated about this lovely story." |
| Earlier this year, Tom's parents were moved by hearing Rob Delaney's "beautiful" account of caring for his own son before his death in January. | Earlier this year, Tom's parents were moved by hearing Rob Delaney's "beautiful" account of caring for his own son before his death in January. |
| They hope more children's television will be signed in Makaton in future. | They hope more children's television will be signed in Makaton in future. |
| Laura said: "I don't think that signing detracts from the story or makes it inaccessible for people who don't use that form of communication. If anything I think it adds to it." | Laura said: "I don't think that signing detracts from the story or makes it inaccessible for people who don't use that form of communication. If anything I think it adds to it." |