I tested Hinga’s abilities while with him. When we read Clifford Goes to the Farm to Pick Apples and Pumpkins I asked him different questions. Some he responded to by pointing but others he responded with words and sounds, while using movements. For example I said what is this animal, he said Cow and then made the sound a cow makes. When he did it he moved his hands to his mouth and made a speaker like motion towards his mouth, as though he was speaking into a loud speaker. He did this for several animals and pointed to where the dogs were. This provides me with support that he uses words and sign/gestures when he responds and it influences his ability to speak and communicate what he is saying. A perfect example of sign expressing how he feels
