About Us

What's our Story?

My name is Ashleigh and I am the owner and founder of 'My Sign Mates'. I am a wife and Mum to 4 amazing kids!

Our third child Maddie was born with a rare, non-inherited genetic condition called KCNQ2 which causes seizures, developmental delay and intellectual disability. Maddie has always had problems with speech and for the past 4 years has been mostly non-verbal. 

We have been using Key Word Sign as a method of communication for the past 2 years with help from Maddie's Speech therapist. It has been an invaluable tool and amazing that Maddie has picked it up so quickly.

It has only been this year that Maddie has been able to start putting some words to her signs and her progress is nothing short of amazing. She still has a way to go but we are feeling positive. 

I created 'My Sign Mates' for Maddie originally as a tool to help her practice her words and signing. They have proved to be an amazing asset to Maddie's speech toolkit. That is why I am sharing them now, as I have seen the benefits of having something so accessible and able to be used in so many ways!

I hope they can help you too!