#semi verbal

[spectrumgarden]

I know I'm shouting into the void with this one but like. Genuinely so many low support needs people dont understand what it's like having even medium support needs. Like I am entirely dependent on other people for many of my needs. I can not see a doctor without someone else scheduling the appointment, taking me there and doing a large amount of the communication for me.

If my caretaker had not been accepting of me being trans and invested hundreds of hours into psych appointments and taking me to my endocrinologist and doing all the paperwork involved with my name change and literally taking a week off work to stay with me in the hospital for surgery etc i would have just like. Never transitioned. My ability to transition was entirely dependent on a singular person and that's what a lot of other parts of my life are like as well. and that's fucking terrifying and a great way to be neglected and abused in ways that are horribly hard to get away from.

I dont drive, I dont work, I struggle to leave the house at all, I dont fucking communicate with people majority of the time. The things that are hard for you? I probably can not do them to begin with. No one in my family lives even close to a comparable life to me. None of my irl friends do. I'm incredibly isolated.

And then I go online and see people rant about how easy MSN and HSN people have it because we just get everything we need and how because people can tell we are disabled everything is so easy because none of you even manage to listen to us talk about the neglect and abuse and trauma we face/d. I see people angry at their (more) disabled siblings for getting care they need to survive instead of mad at society for creating a system where its incredibly hard for families to take care of both a higher support needs child and another child.

And I see people who live completely independent lives who work and drive and make their own doctors appointments and grocery shop and travel by themselves call themselves MSN (I could go on a rant about how that's also often the fault of LSN influencers for not leaving a lot of room in their own community for legitimate struggle but that's for another day).

I just want my needs met. I want to be able to decide where I live. I want choice in my care. I want to be able to have community with those like me. I want others to realize I exist and leave the words i have to describe my existence alone. I want others to listen to what I have to say about what my life is like.

#autistic adult #actually autistic #autistic community #medium support needs #actually disabled #semiverbal autistic #semi verbal #support needs

[manyminded]

here’s to disabled people who can’t speak/struggle to speak. wether it be a physical thing, mental thing, or both, it’s okay. you’re not any less a person for it.

#disabilities #mentally disabled #disability rights #disabled #disability #speech issues #nonverbal #semiverbal #semi verbal #non verbal #disabled life #actually disabled #disabled pride #cripple punk

[pumpkinspicedmochi]

Haven't seen a post like this so I'll make one: Shoutout to the autistics that have special interests that people find creepy (for example horror , true crime things , knives but could also be anatomy etc because that might come off as creepy)

Double shoutout to autistics who enjoy talking about these things with no awareness that people find it creepy/get uncomfortable when hear it.

#actually autistic #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #actually autism #autism spectrum #autism spectrum disorder #autistic #autism #autistic positivity #asd #autistic adult #autistic things #special interest #specialinterests #medium support needs #semi speaking #semispeaking #semi verbal #semiverbal #sensory issues #semi specking #disability #disabled

[meowtismz]

If you is look at AAC screen whilr AAC user is type. Please. Just stop please.

Is not cool. Not help. Is not thoughtful.

You is only make us anxious, or upset, or feel bad overall.

We need type process what is going say :(

#disabled #actually autistic #actually disabled #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #autistic things #actually neurodivergent #semiverbal #aac user #aac #actually semiverbal #semiverbal autistic #semispeaking #semi speaking #semi verbal

[purpleflameb0i]

You ever just wanna stop talking completely because it's so tiring ?

#semi verbal #autistic #actually autistic #autism #late diagnosed autistic

[zebulontheplanet]

Yesterday, I went out without my AAC, and here’s what I noticed.

I barely communicated, and when I did, people often got the wrong idea. I was trying to communicate to the best of my ability, but it wasn’t enough. I said things I didn’t mean, my tone was wrong, I said things I didn’t want, etc.

I remember clearly that I had said something, and it came off rude so my sisters automatically got bitchy with me. This was disheartening and frustrating, because I didn’t mean to come off as rude at all and my mood automatically soured and I felt very defeated.

I couldn’t communicate what I wanted, and I clearly remember being frustrated throughout the day because I couldn’t get the right words out and felt stuck. Trapped. It was really bad, and I started wishing that I brought my AAC out right away because I feel like I communicate so much differently with AAC and it’s much more effective.

All in all, I should have brought my AAC instead of leaving it at home. It was a mistake on my end, and I hope this is a learning experience for me so I don’t do it again. AAC is important to me, and I rarely leave the house without it, but when I do I notice that my days are more likely to be horrible and frustrating. AAC is my communication tool. Not a want, not a toy, not unnecessary. And I need to realize that myself.

#zebrambles #autism #actually autism #actually autistic #semiverbal #semi verbal #AAC #aac user

[orange-orchard-system]

Something that really bugs me about AI voices and stuff is that it could be useful!! If I could get an AI version of my own voice (and, presumably, connect it to text-to-speech), I could see myself pursuing some careers that I'd like that aren't really available to me as a semi-verbal person, like streaming or even call center work. But instead we've got "Do you want to replace this big part of your work that you enjoy with AI so you can Work Faster?" and "What if we just replaced artists instead of paying them fairly?". Like, of course you'd say that, you greedy fucking corporation. Why think of ways to help people when you can be thinking of ways to make more money?

I know I don't talk politics on here much but. Ugh, capitalism.

#semi verbal #politics #this is fine to rb btw #it's far from my usual content bit if you want to rb feel free to

[lilqu33rboi]

So this is kinda random but I haven't seen a definition for "choice verbal" in an autistic context ANYWHERE, nor have I seen a list of all of the verbal labels for autistic people, so here's a list in order (imo) of least-most verbal. Also, this is speaking in general terms, so don't come at me saying "well in this context this verbal label can also mean..." because likely I know that already and I'm just trying to keep the definitions as all-encompassing as possible.

(Also a quick disclaimer: most autistic people can temporarily lose speech occasionally due to shutdowns or other reasons, regardless of their usual verbal status.)

Nonverbal- unable to speak at all, ever, or having extreme difficulties in doing so, therefore making AAC a more comfortable option in most cases.

Limited-verbal- using spoken language in limited settings and purposes

Semi-verbal- only being able to speak in specific circumstances OR showing moderate difficulty speaking most of the time; some use AAC & some don't.

Verbalflux- people who fluctuate between full-verbal, semi-verbal, & limited-verbal

Demiverbal-

- Can reliably speak most of the day for most days of the week

- Verbal shutdowns happen anywhere from a few times a week to a few times a month, possibly for no apparent reason

- May experience some level of difficulty with mouth words, anywhere between slight difficulty only a little of the time to half the time

Choice verbal- Having the full ablility to speak (with the exception of autistic shutdowns and the like), but choosing not to speak in uncomfortable and/or overwhelming situations due to significant overwhelm, lack of understanding social cues, or other reasons.

Full-verbal- Having the full ablility to speak (with the exception of autistic shutdowns and the like), and choosing to do so as much as they are comfortable. (The same as most neurotypical/allistic people.)

Hyperverbal- Having the full ability to speak (with the exception of autistic shutdowns and the like), and (wether by choice or on accident) speaking more often than verbal autistics/allistic people.

Feel free to tell me if I got anything wrong or if I missed anything! (Pls no hate, though, and use tone tags!)

#choice verbal #choiceverbal #demi-verbal #demiverbal #asd #actually autistic #autism spectrum disorder #autism #autistic spectrum #nonverbal #semi verbal #hyperverbal #thoughts #rambles #ramblings

[flag-bistro]

★ verbility flags !

in order:

nonverbal | limited verbal | semiverbal

demiverbal | verbal/full verbal

hyperverbal | verbalflux | choice verbal

definitions:

READ MY DNI/DNU BEFORE INTERACTING

#flag bistro #flags #nd flags #neurodivergent #autism #verbility #verbility pride flags #non verbal #nonverbal #limited verbal #semiverbal #semi verbal #demiverbal #demi verbal #verbal #full verbal #hyperverbal #hyper verbal #verbalflux #choice verbal

[spectrumgarden]

Good story! Very happy right now

Heard door bell and am alone at home. Think its package for a neighbor so I open. It's a guy with a big bag asking for my relative who owns the house together with my mother. Explains he is from some gas check persons. I'm nervous. He asks if my relative is there. I have a good idea! I raise my finger to say wait a second, go inside and get my AAC. I say my uncle isnt there with it. He doesnt miss a beat or act weirded out. Simply asks my age, and when realizing it's taking me a second to figure out how to answer with AAC changes question to a simpler "are you 18 already", so I only have to do yes or no, if I'm 18 I'd be allowed to sign for the check being done as well (not even asking if I'm *allowed* to sign for things legally, which I sometimes get when people know I'm disabled). I nod. I'm nervous about letting a stranger inside but I show him the gas heater, he does some stuff, and even explains a bit what hes doing. I stim very obviously the whole time, zero eye contact, and hes acting completely unbothered.

#actually autistic #autistic adult #aac device #aac user #actually disabled #semiverbal autistic #semi verbal

[hyperfixatedoncrimminalminds]

Spencer Reid x semi verbal Autistic teen reader

Request from Ao3

Request: Could you also do a request of a semi verbal autistic/adhd teen with Spencer? They are smart and like talking to Spencer about their special interests? I don't mind how they are related, but it would be really nice.

Summary: The team arw on a case and Spencer needs to get some information from a teen but doesn't know how to start it so he starts talking to the teen about his special interests

Third person pov...

The team were currently out on a case it was a messy one, a family had been murdered both the parents and the younger siblings, the only person left was the eldest child, Y/N L/N.

When the police arrived after being called by the neighbours, they found the teen knelt next to the bodied of his family rocking back and forth in a trance, he was holding something in his hands which was a toy dinosaur covered in blodd, it was his younger brothers favourite toy and one of Y/Ns special interests.

Y/N is autistic and semi-verbal (Semi-Verbal is a term used to describe people who are between full-verbal and non-verbal  Semi verbal is still having some access to verbal speech but being restricted in some way.) So it was difficult for the officers to get him out of the house and to the police station.

Since they found him kneeling in the blood of his family Y/N hasn't spoken a word to anyone, the teen was currently sat in an empty office in the police station.

The teen was pacing around the room still holding onto the dinosaur, when the officers tried to take the Dinosaur off him as it was covered in his baby brothers blood the teen freaked out and had a meltdown so they didn't take it off him.

A couple of hours later the FBI arrived to profile the Unsub and to also see the witness, Hotch saw the teen body language, from the file he already knew the teen was autistic.

Based on those facts he picked the perfect person from his team to go and ask the teen some questions and that person was their own resident genius Spencer Reid.

Spencer eyed the teen with curiosity. He knew that getting the information he need was going to be a challenge and that he needed to think outside of the box.

As he watched the teen from outside the room, he noticed that he seemed to be fiddling with something in his hands and looked like he had an affinity for it.

Spencer took a breath and stepped through the door, he watches as thw teen stops his pacing but doesn't make an eye contact.

Spencer steps closer to the teen but not to close he knows how much he likes his personal space, the Dr then asks his question "Hey, what is that you're holding?"

The teen looked up at him for a moment, confusion evident on his face. He was semi-verbal, Spencer knew, and being Autistic made communication even more difficult.

Spencer felt for the boy, knowing how hard it must be for him to communicate. He decided to try a different tack, gesturing to the object the teen was holding and stating, "I'm interested in what you have there; can you tell me more about it?"

At this, a smile slowly spread across the boy's face and he eagerly started to talk about the dinosaur he was hanging on to.

He spoke quickly, but Spencer was able to piece together the story behind the toy dinosaur.

Not only did Spencer get the information he was looking for, but he also learned more about the teen's special interests.

He realized that having an understanding and compassionate ear could go a long way with someone who struggled with communication.

"He's my brother favourite dinosaur, Alfie always let me hold him knowing thay he comforts me" says the teen not realising how much he had spoken in such little time.

Spencer was nodding along with everything he was saying which gave the teen courage to keep talking. "Thank you for telling me about him" says Spencer.

"Actually I have another question, if you don't mind" Says Spencer, Y/N goes quiet and looks down at the dinosaur clutched in his hand, the teen nods his head ans Spencer takes that as a yes.

Spencer watches how the teens body language changes, he goes back to the quiet traumatised teen from before. "I was hoping you could tell me about the person who killed your family?" He asked knowing it was a delicate subject.

Y/N swallows and clutches the dinosaur tightly so tight he almost made himself bleed, the teen Continues to look at the dinosaur before speaking.

"It was supposed to be a calm night, mum and dad where late getting home, so I was babysitting Alfie. We were playing Dinosaurs in the living room, I was busy telling Alfie all about the Dinosaurs before someone knocks at the doors, we didn't answer because it wasny mum or dad" Says thr quiet teen a tremble in his voice.

The fidgets with the Dinosaur in his hands before continuing, Spencer wasn't planning to rush him into it. "Then it went quiet, we went back to playing and then the door was unlocked, mum and dad were home, I remember Alfie running out of the room to greet them, I stayed behind and waited"

Y/N paused to take a deep breath, the next part still scared him as he remembers everything that happened to his family. "Then I heard someone behind me, i thought it was Alfie but I was wrong, when I turned around it saw a intruder, it wasn't mum or dad, but a man he was tall and very angry, he grabbed me abs held a knife to my throat, I remember being dragged outside and into the kit hen were my family were."

Spencer watches as Y/N sniffs and whines his eyes quickly hands shaking. "He theb told them to do as he says or he would kill me, Alfie was scares he started crying, the man then took all of us to the living room, then he killed them all, not me I don't knke why he left me alive, I wish he didn't" Y/N finishes his story with a sob as he falls to the floor.

The teen the begins to rock back and forth trying desperately to comfort himself and stop crying but nothing worked. Spencer quietly slips out of the room and back to his team to tell them what he know about the Unsub.

Hours later the team successfully find the Unsub as he was targeting another family similar to the L/Ns, when they arrive back at the station Spencer is ambushed by Y/N hugging him.

The teen was crying as he thanked the Dr fir finding the perosn responsible for killing his family, Spencer hugged the young boy back just as tight.

Before the team left for Virginia Y/N surprised Spencer by giving him the dinosaur he was holding, when he was asked why he said "because you found the killer responsible, my brother is abke to be put to rest now he has been avenged" he said this made Spencer tear up he took the toy and kept it safe.

The end!

Hope you liked this oneshot, so sorry for the spelling and grammar mistakes as usual, also so sorry for not updating for a while.

Request are open!

Word count: 1280

#criminal minds #fanfic #behavioural analysis unit #x child reader #fluff and comfort #light angst #oneshot #x teen!reader #spencer reid x autistic teen reader #spencer reid x teen!reader #lota of angst #spencer reid #semi verbal #special interests #unsub #Spencer Reid is autistic #autistic teen

[pumpkinspicedmochi]

Me: just talking to family

them: listening

me: ..realizes I'm not actually using mouth words , this whole time I've just been making sounds/noises not actually making any mouth words and they've been listening to me as if I've been making sense this whole time.

slightly embarrassed tbh

#mochi semi verbal talk #actually autistic #actuallyautistic #actually autism #autism #neurodivergent #semiverbal #semi verbal #semispeaking #semi speaking #actually semiverbal #unreliable speech #verbal stim? #actually disabled #disability #disabled #physical disability

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

really really tired and mad at lower support needs autistic & speaking autistic (autistics who speak most of the time) stealing terms & space meant for higher support needs autistics & semi/nonspeaking autistics

higher support needs autistic & semi/nonspeaking autistics deserve words and space for us

not everything has to be about you!! not everything is about you

there is difference between being ignored and being decentered

you can be marginalized without being most marginalized

you can be marginalized while not being marginalized in other areas

autistic community should be for all autistics not just palatable autistics useful autistics acceptable autistics

angry angry angry

#actually autistic #actuallyautistic #actually neurodivergent #high support needs #nonspeaking #nonverbal #semi speaking #semi verbal #semispeaking #semiverbal #mid support needs #medium support needs #low support needs #nd #asd #autism #autistic #moderate autism #severe autism #loaf screm #level 3 autism #level 2 autism

[finnslay]

YOU PEEEPS LOOK AT THE STICKER MY TWACHER GAVE ME

IVE NEVER SEEN IT ON A STICKER IM SO HAPPY

#selective mutism #semi verbal #selective mutism culture

[wxrmeaterz]

uh just cus u experience verbal shutdown does NOT mean u r semiverbal

semiverbality is not:

being unable to speak when anxious , stressed , tired or overwhelmed (this is verbal shutdown)

or

being unable to use most words or phrases when anxious , stressed , tired or overwhelmed (this is also verbal shutdown)

semiverbality is:

stop misusing verbality labels

we will not engage with discourse on this topic as we do not have to spoons to do so

-Arson (a semiverbal alter) (it/xe) + Sorine gatekeeper (death/hate/flesh)

#semiverbal #actually autistic #non verbal #autistic things #autism #stop spreading misinformation #nonspeaking #semiverbal autistic #semi verbal #non speaking #nonspeaking autistic #level 2 autism #level 2 autistic

[zebulontheplanet]

Speech. Speech feels like I’m drowning constantly, like I’m treading water. The water seeping into my mouth and lungs as I gasp for air. Splashing around, treading for an escape from the blue water. AAC gave me a life vest. The water around me calm and tame as I simply float around without a care in the word. Speech is drowning. AAC is floating.

Before AAC, I would constantly have meltdowns. Constantly felt like I was fighting against myself. Fighting against my own body. I was constantly frustrated, people around me were constantly frustrated. My head buzzes constantly, like it’s on steroids. My mouth slow and timid, like someone has put a straw in it and told me to talk through the straw. I call it brain mouth disconnect. Not everything I’m thinking, or want to say, comes through that straw. The straw is too small. That’s why I use AAC. Like a bird with an injured wing, AAC bandaged it together. Making me able to fly again.

AAC is freeing. I’m the bird, AAC is the bandage.

#zebrambles #autism #actually autism #actually autistic #semiverbal #semi verbal #AAC #AAC user #poem like words #AAC had been my savior. people don’t realize just how much it has truely changed my life.