Are we getting to the point of shifts in language where if I call myself #semispeaking people don't think of me as using non speech communication methods the majority of the time?

The ways we talk about the between 100% and 0% speech keeps moving and it's complicated to figure out what people expect from terms

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.

I'm #SemiSpeaking #ActuallyAutistic because I require monotropic flow to organize my thoughts, which is difficult in social situations, and my age-intensified #hyperlexia and #ADHD has made that extra difficult.

Physical socializing is a #polytropic situation. There's environmental inputs, the person talking and my feeling of the person perceiving me. This prevents monotropic focus from forming so I can't organize a sentence.

#Monotropism #Nonverbal #SemiVerbal #Autistic