In case you're wondering, yes, the #EmploymentRate for #autistic people is _abysmally_ low. We are at or very close to the bottom for all affected groups. Autism impacts employment status more than any other #disability, including #IntellectualDisability, #EmotionalDisturbance, #SpeechImpairment, and #LearningDisability.

along with being deaf/hard of hearing, I have some #SpeechImpairment #SpeechImpediment as well as #SelectiveMutism plus #Dyslexia.

this affects pretty much every aspect of my life.

I went through #SpeechTherapy for all of primary/secondary school, but verbal speech is still always a conscious effort. good days you can't tell I have problems; bad days? I'm nigh unintelligible.

I use #AAC on my phone as well as #AmericanSignLanguage and #PidginSignedEnglish. #Introduction

along with being deaf/hard of hearing, I have some #SpeechImpairment #SpeechImpediment as well as #SelectiveMutism plus #Dyslexia.

this affects pretty much every aspect of my life.

I went through #SpeechTherapy throughout all of primary/secondary school, but verbal speech is still always a conscious effort. good days you can't tell I have problems; bad days? I'm nigh unintelligible.

I use #AAC on my phone as well as #AmericanSignLanguage and #PidginSignedEnglish. #Introduction