Emotional Moment Deaf Kid Signs ‘I Love You’ To His Mother For The First Time Ever

A heartwarming moment was caught on camera when a two-year-old boy told his mother he loved her for the first time in sign language.     

Crystal Kouri from Los Angeles was doing her grocery shopping with her son, PJ, when he mum with his impressive sign language skills. 

PJ was born with a genetic disorder called Treacher Collins syndrome, which can cause deformities of the facial structure, meaning PJ’s ears were underdeveloped since birth, resulting in hearing loss.

The amazing footage shows PJ, sitting in front of the trolley, sign ‘I love you’ to his mother in the middle of the supermarket. 

Crystal then gestures back to her son PJ and says ‘I love you’ which he mimics back.  

PJ has already undergone five surgeries to help him breathe, but despite the setbacks, PJ has learned to communicate through sign language.

Although PJ is able to verbally speak up to 250 words, he communicates best through sign language. 

Crystal said: ‘PJ has Treacher Collins syndrome, like Auggie Pullman, the fictional character from the movie and book, Wonder.

‘His condition has caused him to have five major surgeries so far which have enabled him to breathe, eat, and grow normally.

‘Treacher Collins syndrome has caused PJ’s ears to be underdeveloped, resulting in moderate hearing loss. 

‘We began sign language immediately as a way for him to communicate with wearing his hearing aid.

‘At the age of two, he now has a 250 word vocabulary, both verbal and sign. 

Hearing him say and sign ‘I love you’ was as emotional and pivotal as the first time he signed ‘mama’. I stopped right there in the supermarket to record him.’

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