#aac users

[clownrecess]

Happy disabled pride month to disabled people with undiagnosed physical disabilities

Happy disabled pride month to disabled people with undiagnosed mental disabilities

Happy disabled pride month to mobility aid users

Happy disabled pride month to disabled people who are in constant pain

Happy disabled pride month to AAC users

Happy disabled pride month to disabled people with ableist family

Happy disabled pride month to fat disabled people

Happy disabled pride month to disabled people with scars

Happy disabled pride month to disabled addicts

Happy disabled pride month to disabled people who's disability is progressing

Happy disabled pride month to disabled people who love their disability

Happy disabled pride month to disabled people who hate their disability

Happy disabled pride month to disabled people with underrepresented and/or uncommonly known disabilities

Happy disabled pride month to all disabled people. I love you. /p

[zebulontheplanet]

I’m. Still. An. Adult. I’m still an adult! Even when I’m using aac. Even when I’m stimming. Even when I refuse eye contact. I’m still an adult! Stop treating autistic people like they’re children. We aren’t children! Yes, I may have interests that are “childish”, yes I may need more time with things, yes I may need patience. But I’m still an adult! It annoys me so much when I’m babied by those around me. I’m still a person, I’m still a teenager, I’m still a adult.

[tobytalksaac]

Reminder not to change topic when you know AAC user is typing!!! Let us add to topic before continuing!

[pumpkinspicedmochi]

I wish discord emoji makers people made aac "core" word icons and just icons for aac in general ..it would be cool to upgrade coughdrop to have cool/cute new emojis but words like "I" , "am" etc aren't really made , emotions are really..

I mean setting up the app is really overwhelming for me anyway ..option still nice ..maybe to do it little bit by little until eventually done if those emojis existed that is..

[pixierainbows]

[cripplecharacters]

hi !! i have a question about aac users sharing their devices

i have a character who starts experiencing some speech loss because of some trauma from plot stuff. and another character who uses aac. would it be plausible for the aac user to lend the first character their device?

it would only be for one scene. and these characters end up as a couple by the end of the story. i havent decided exactly where they are in their relationship for this scene but they are close and trust each other

ps i love this blog !!! ive been learning so much <3

Thank you for your ask and the kind words! For this question I’m assuming you’re referring to high tech AAC (or augmentative and alternative communication), meaning a tablet with an AAC program downloaded into it, due to you referring to it as a device. Most AAC users see their device as an extension of themselves, as it’s literally their voice, and would not be comfortable letting another person use it. Letting someone else use it would be giving up a part of themselves, even if only temporarily.

There are other ways for your character to help their partner navigate using AAC. If your character has a mobile device they could download an AAC program (most programs are incredibly expensive and over $200, however there are a few cheaper options I know of). They could even just download a text to speech program if they’re able to write sentences. There are also low tech AAC options such as boards where someone points to the words or word cards that can be placed into a sentence, or even no tech options such as sign language.

Have a lovely day!

Mod Rot

[mochiipudding]

Does anyone else realize the more they unmask the more they realize they are less verbal than they thought they were?

[questionmarksys]

Hey I'm Leo, another aac user in the system. I personally type unassisted. (Just background information)

What are some quick phrases that might be important? Recently started using a new aac, and we wanna prepare important words and phrases before we are in a moment where we need them.

Of course, these things are personal to each person/being, so this is a complicated question. Maybe general categories like "names," "favorite things," and "introduction" are a better answer, so feel free to answer that as well.

[stories-by-starlight]

Don’t love AAC. Feel frustrated by it lots times, feel overwhelmed and confused by it lots times. Feel unwanted because of it lots times.

But want to believe will learn to love it. Will move past the scary and the confusing. And will feel comfort by it one day. Will feel familiar with and seen by it.

And even if never do. Even if AAC never becomes a friend. It is there. It will be there when want communicate with world outside, and will be there when thoughts can’t stay inside.

Have complicated relationship with AAC, and am okay with that. Think will be okay.

[aacbbg]

Tangle!…… >:0

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[clownrecess]

It is not inappropriate for AAC users to have acsess to swear words.

My peers started swearing at around age 10, and if that is what language the speaking people of that age are using, nonspeaking people have the same right.

Not giving us acsess to the same type of language as our peers feels alienating, it doesn't let us communicate with the same language and terms our peers and friends do. We are not babies. We are not stupid. We are the same as our speaking peers. Just because you can sometimes control what language we use, doesnt mean you should.

[zebulontheplanet]

Excluding caregivers

ND = Neurodivergent

A group close to me is holding a support group for ND individuals. However in their flyer, they have it marked that caregivers and parents aren’t welcome in the actual event. They’re holding it in a library, the caregivers are allowed to be in the library however aren’t allowed to be in the actual room that they’re holding this in.

I commented that this excludes ND people and some people need constant supervision. I was met with backlash from the person promoting this. So, Here’s why excluding caregivers is harmful in these situations.

Some autistic and ND people need constant supervision. Because they can wonder, they can harm themselves, they can have a medical condition that needs constant supervision, they need someone to advocate for them, and much more. Some ND people DO need constant supervision and that’s ok! However, excluding these people by saying their caregivers can’t attended is excluding these ND people.

As a person who does need a caretaker with me, I feel heartbroken. All my caregivers are ND, however if they weren’t then it’d be an issue in this situation. I need care when I’m out. I get extreme anxiety and am prone to meltdowns in new places with new and overwhelming things. If my carer wasn’t allowed in then how would that affect me? I could have a meltdown. I could have an anxiety attack, I could have a medical episode, I wouldn’t have anyone to affectively advocate for me if I needed it, and it would overall not be safe for me.

Excluding caregivers is excluding people with medium and high support needs PERIOD. Don’t exclude caregivers in your events, because you never know what is going on with that person or why they need constant supervision.

[autisticdreamdrop]

we love you AAC users. we love you part time AAC users. we love you full time AAC users. we love you TTS users. we love you part time TTS users. we love you full time TTS users.

[pumpkinspicedmochi]

realizing I might not be able to live alone because of disability but then having a bad relationship with my mom and even though I don't have a bad relationship with my sister ..it just hurts a lot and its hard to come to terms with I feel like crying and have no idea what to do

[p1xelpc]

Want know if I low medium high support need. How know

[pixierainbows]