I learned about https://communication4all.org/ listening to Elizabeth Bonker interviewed on the Uniquely Human podcast today. I love that there is a group focused on raising up non-speakers and challenging the industrial hegemony govused on oppressing them.

#ActuallyAutistic #NonSpeaking @actuallyautistic

Finally finding loads of information, articles, and people to answer questions, on both #NonSpeaking communication in #Autism, and the use of #AAC (Augmented and Alternative Communivation) for both speaking and non-speaking #ActuallyAutistic adults.

This is making me do lots of happy dances as I can now see this section of my book taking shape 🎉

#Writing
#Autism

Can anyone recommend books, blogs, websites or other places to learn first hand experiences of #NonSpeaking #Autistic adults please?

#BookResearch

About the #Autism article in Psychology, that even misuses the word neurodiversity.
As for #NeuroRealism? and all the batshit in this article, this people flaging #nonspeaking people as idiots, after telling they don't know them.
Am I supposed to say thank you or the F word?
#ActuallyAutistic

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/inspectrum/202306/neurodiversity-originator-calls-todays-movement-cultish

Subject: Non-speaking = trauma

Question 3: only for non-speaking people please ❤️

Has being non-speaking caused you to suffer trauma (also because of context/society/lack of understanding and communication support)?

#Nonspeaking #Dyspraxia #Autism

Feel like I should make business cards for #Neurodivergent BC. Keep wanting to share NDBC with my #IRL friends and I think business cards will make it easier since I’m #nonspeaking. #nonspeakingadvocates #neurodivergent #autistic #actuallyautistic #autisticadvocate #neurodiversity #autisticgroup #neurodivergentgroup

I really think it would be swell if everybody who’s outspoken #autistic and can manage to do so would advocate for #nonspeaking folks.

I also really don’t think that any marginalized group in any domain has the sole responsibility for their cousins who are worse off because the folks who actually are constitutionally responsible don’t give a shit.

Seriously.

So today we purchased our sons AAC device, and cant wait for it to be delivered.

But I also feel somewhat sad, I am lucky to live in a Country where funding is available, the process for funding as usual is not easy with very specific language needed to get funding.

These are life changing equipment for people, which sadly are very expensive pieces of equipment and they should be available for all that need them.

I just hope now that it isnt Australia Post delivering it as I dont want it thrown at the door 😂

#Autism #NonSpeaking

Hi, I'm Ryan. I helped start wordpress.org, wordpress.com, wordcamp.org, and automattic.com. #introduction

My current thing is @stimpunks.

Stimpunks.org is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We serve fellow neurodivergent & disabled people so we can keep on living through the onslaught.

#CripTheVote #Neurodiversity #Disability #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityRights #A11y #ADHD #Autistic #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodivergent #Dyspraxia #Dyslexia #Dysgraphia #Apraxia #NonSpeaking

I have personally learned so much about #NonSpeaking #Autistic people from @ekverstania@twitter.com (also https://mas.to/@tania), as well as many others on Twitter. I am very grateful about the awareness and education they have provided over the years. It has increased my awareness of issues of access and equity that was previously not on my radar, and made me appreciate the non-speaking people I do meet and interact with even more. Thank you, and I hope to continue my journey and learn even more from this community and its advocates going forward.

I want to give a shout out to all the #NonSpeaking, #NonVerbal, and #Semispeaking people, whether #ActuallyAutistic or having other disabilities. We live in a society that emphasizes spoken communications, and alternatives like #AAC are not always available or offered to people who cannot speak. It is important that we remember and listen to those in the @actuallyautistic and @disability community that cannot (always) communicate verbally. There are alternative forms of communication that are just as valid and need to be respected. Make sure you listen to these members of our community. When possible, promote AAC as and alternative form of communication, especially to those who would write off children or adults who cannot speak verbally.

What #AAC app do you recommend for #iPad?

I'm looking for something more aimed at #AutisticAdults and it needs to be either free or affordable, I was sad to see that #Proloquo2Go is over £200

I use #EESpeechBasic on my phone but it's definitely lacking

#NonSpeaking #SituationalMutism #SelectiveMutism #ActuallyAutistic #CommunicationApp #TextToSpeech

This weekend I will be attending an online meeting for the second time in my life and with increased availability due to the pandemic I am confident this time will be good. Last time was made impossible for me to attend by ableist attitudes within an autistic research community.

#ActuallyAutistic #nonspeaking

RT @awesomebrandi@twitter.com

How I helped support my #nonspeaking #Autistic son in learning to type:

We started actively working on learning to type in Sept 2020, and I would say it was around early Nov 2020 that he was able to type obvious answers of 1-2 words. Now he can write a paragraph!

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/awesomebrandi/status/1521869925287145472