communication

Communication and Words

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Transcript:

Hello. How are you?

I Talk about communication and words.

Many talk about communication.
People only listen when have words.
All life I not have words.
I given words then left alone.

Adults still need help learn devices.
Adults not just know talk using device once given.
There many words but want think.
How many word enough?

Can you count how many word say in one day? I can.
Can you ask for anything you want? I can’t.
Can you swear? I can.
How many different way can you say one swear word? I only a few.

Can you tell a story? I maybe.
What about a silly story with made up words? I can’t.
What about a story with sounds? I can’t.
Ask for things maybe good but that not communication.

Communication is more.
Communication is asking, refusing, swearing, saying a story, talking to pets, making sounds, describing things and more.

Communication is not just requesting.
When we not have access to words we not be include. We not include we not communicate. We not equal.

Give device good, sign, pictures, many way communicate. But please please not just give device and leave.
Show how use, talk with AAC, include. make AAC natural as your words. Then we be include.
Thank you. Take Care of yourself.

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autism, communication

Stop and Listen

Stop and Listen.

people say nonverbal autistic not communicate.
Do I not exist?
I am here.
Will you hear me?
I think you not want hear me.
You not like be challenge your limited beliefs.
communication for me is slow.
I speak my ways.
I not like words.
You only listen speak mouth words.
There more ways to talk.
Stop being rude.
Stop yelling what you not understand.
I speak for me.
you try say words for me then be mad tell you not speak for me.
who the rude one here?
not the autistic people.
You who think know everything but not listen.
I am here.
I am tired of you.

Social

today

today is birthday

it lonely

people celebrate thing I never had

many say autistic not care this things

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some don’t

I care

it matter because never have

because something special to other people but I not know why

how can understand something never have if not explain

.

very few remember birthday

few that remember be nice not upset talk about too much

it just another day

.

other day was four years since have stroke

four year ago was in hospital

if not covid I be hospital now

.

everything hard

I alone

I not understood

I sad and tired

.

all want is see my love

be in arms again

sleep next to

.

nothing feel safe

communication, Disability

Communication Device

I have a new communication device. 
it is red. 
it helps me say what’s in my head. 

I lived so long. 
I felt dead. 
nobody knew what I said. 

I’m not trapped. 
inside my mind. 
I can yell or be kind. 

the world has opened. 
I am free. 
my pictures words for you to see. 

stories blogs texts.
what I feel.
the world can know I am real.