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AAC culture is WHY DO SO MANY BLOGS THAT MAKE AAC EMOJIS HAVE DNIS?!

like. This is a thing everyone should have access to, despite your views on the persons opinions.

exactly. And sometimes our moral ocd won't let us use them or interact at all it's :(

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Aac culture is being unsure about your new AAC tablet despite wanting it. But it also means looking through different apps cause it's a different device than your phone and your anxious cause you don't know which app will work or not.

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Aac user culture is constantly wanting to try new home boards and apps. Like, please try and learn the layout of the one you have before changing again!

but. I want them all. How dare you say I need to learn a 'layout'.

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AAC culture is being overly ecstatic after using communication cards when you went to check on a job application and it going really well! Both people were respectful and simply read the card I showed them and talked directly with with me! (as opposed to the person I has with me for moral support)

thats so awesome! I'm so proud of you internet stranger!

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aac culture is adding the “YIPPEEE!!!!“ sound effect to my stim page

awesome!!

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tw vent

(if it's not related to aac enough, feel free to delete; it's just something that he/we needed to express)

AAC user culture is your semivox headmate being frustrated and pessimistically waiting for the next time they're told they have to change what term they use for themself

Important context!

The member in question used semiverbal before we learned that we shouldn't, and then we saw the accidental recoin of the -vocal terms and since we didn't know they were a recoin and also shouldn't be used, he switched to using semivocal. Then, right when he was starting to really feel comfortable with it (because of how words work for him, changing how he thinks is really hard and takes a lot of time and effort), we were told we couldn't use the -vocal terms. So now, even though the -vox terms were coined for headmates and the coiner double-checked that it wasn't going to be a recoin, he's now just waiting for something to come up that will cause him to have to find yet another new term

We are also not trying to shame/guilt anyone or say that anyone is entitled to use any terms not meant for them; this is just an expression of his frustration based on our experiences

im sorry dude, I agree, from personal experience, changing words sucks, even if it is important sometimes.

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Aac culture is wanting to write fic with a character who uses AAC, but the fandom you want to write for is in the past and not knowing what the character would use. It's only 2007, but I have no clue.

If anyone has any idea, please give advice

no idea but sounds cool!

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AAC culture is adding a word to your comm cards that happens to relate to a comedy routine, and your brother saying "I thought these were supposed to be practical"

implying that A. there's no practical application for "loitering" and B. that if you're using AAC, you are only allowed to talk about practical things

and not knowing how to respond because -- as respectfully as a can -- NO

dude what? Sorry that happened.

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AAC user culture is using AAC to save mouthwords for when you have to speak

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aac culture is "what folder do i put this word in"

all. the damn. time

why did i decide to make my aac setup from scratch

real.

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AAC culture being random people asking you a question on the street, but walks off before you could reply on your AAC.

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AAC user culture is hating how expensive most apps not aimed at kids are. No reason for that! It's! Just! Ableism!

exactly.

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AAC culture is working on creating a lanyard that briefly explains that I’m having a speech loss episode and need to use my AAC device so that if I’m ever in a situation with authority figures, I can show them that so they know I’m not ignoring them when I reach for my device

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AAC culture is "wait how do I let people know that I'm starting to use AAC instead of them just thinking I'm rude by not responding"

aac culture is...

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AAC culture is having a speech loss episode in a place where you don't have access to your AAC, and no one even attempts to communicate directly to you cause it's too much work for them.

very sorry that happened anon

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AAC culture being unable find blogs where people talk with AAC and make friends

aac culture is

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autistic people dominate AAC conversation on tumblr so for this AAC awareness month (October), let us also remember all non-autistic AAC users & autistic AAC users who not use AAC because or solely because autism.

people use AAC for from intellectual & developmental disorders to neurocognitive disorders to neurological to physical disorders. people use AAC for disorders from birth & acquired disorders. progressive & non progressive disorders.

some AAC users have mouth speech, motor, and/or sound clarity related difficulties, others use for language and/or cogntive difficulties, some for combo of reasons.

those with…

intellectual disability

genetic & chromosomal disorders like down syndrome, rett syndrome, angelman syndrome, williams syndrome, etc.

cerebral palsy

speech language disorders like aphasia & dysarthria

schizophrenia & schizoaffective & schizo-spec

brain injury

dementia

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis (MS), huntington’s, frederick’s ataxia, etc.

tracheotomy

locked in syndrome

n so much more not listed here