(Tw for a VERY brief mention of infantilization)
I want to talk about interacting with AAC users in person, specifically for speaking people.
1. Being an AAC user, I get left behind during conversations a lot because it takes me longer to add in my statement. By the time I'm done, the topic has oftentimes changed and then what I want to say isnt relevant anymore, and sometimes wont even be understood because to everyone else what I just said was out of place and random. This feels really frustrating and sometimes isolating, as well as embarrassing. Please wait for us, we want to converse too.
2. Sometimes when I am not yet done responding, people will watch me and try to guess what I'm going to say. If all I've got down so far is "I already", people might go "I already.. know!" "I already.. saw!" etc. Please stop doing that. Even if you got the idea correct, you might use the wrong words, which frustrates me. And even if you say it all correctly it's still frustrating, imagine if someone tried to guess what you were saying by interrupting you every time you started to talk. It's annoying.
3. Dont comment on what in our folders. If I open a folder to get to another word, and whilst doing that you see a different word in it that's funny or inappropriate or whatever, keep it to yourself. Its annoying. You have acsess to those words, and it isnt treated as weird, so why is it for me?
4. Don't infantilize us. We aren't perpetually children. We are our age. Treat us as if we are a speaking person of our age.
I am so upset, a SUB is treating me better than my normal gym teacher, I am disabled and I told him that and he didn't even try to make me do any of it, when my normal gym teacher does. its just so stupid. anyways vent over just a bit upset
Pls help there's an alternate in my closet. He wants to come out
ummmmmmmm okay. then let him come out. what are you homophobic or something
for the record, disabled people don't have to automatically know their limits. we are allowed to push ourselves and learn our limitations. what is not allowed is able bodied or even other disabled people who think they know us tell us that we have to keep going. my disability and body are not science projects for anyone to play with.
i cant donate so im reblogging , i wish you luck!!
i’m sorry that i’m spamming this but i really want that wheelchair asap, im in so much pain rn and i’ve been dreaming about having that chair for three nights in a row!!! crazy.
i’m so grateful and thankful over all the donations and support i’ve gotten, and we’re like. halfway there!!!!! it’s only been a few days it’s so crazy to me how many people chose to support me, it’s really making me emotional. thank you so very much.
everything helps, donations and reblogging/sharing the gofundme link helps me immensely, and i would really appreciate if you could donate if you are financially able to, and if not, just reblog!!<3
again, thank you so much.
i drop it in soften but not often (unless stuttering)
PLEASE reblog, I have heard it on a couple of podcasts now and I'm genuinely curious how common it is! Also, if you feel comfortable with it, let me know what your accent normally is (Midwestern, Southern, New Englander, New Yorker, Minnesotan, whatever).
ITS SO SILLY>>>>..
UMM IM BORED SO LETS ATTEMPT TO START A PICREW CHAIN😋😋
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LINK!!
Step two🤧 tagging a fuck load of my mutuals 😋
(NO PRESSURE!!!)
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and anybody else who sees this🤧🤧 LIKE I SAID NO PRESSURE this picrew is so cute tho omfg
I am currently working on a story and I'm so happy its so fun and I forgot I somewhat know how to draw arcade cabinets :DD (im like making a story based off of cabinet man by lemon demon, so arcade cabinets :>)
but i may post drawings on here n stuff so if those pop up here's the backstory
BWAH BWAH
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i am a silly autistic disabled man idk what else to say
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