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Do deaf people sign to themselves?

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If you are completely deaf and do sign-language and you talk to yourself, do you sign to yourself? I saw someone on the bus signing without communicating with anyone. In what language do they construct their internal dialogue?
Kaitlin, Barnet

Answer

Name: Anonymous texter
Qualification: My daughter is deaf
Answer: My daughter is deaf and she signs in her sleep - that's her equivalent of talking in her sleep.

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