#communication device

[archerjay2019]

I Autistic

Autistic Me

Autism inside me

my blood

my bones

my soul

Autism isn't a coat

I can't take it off

I can't be someone else

Autism is all of me

I rock

I flap

I stim

my ways

My life

My world

Me

Autistic

All of me

Autistic

Proud

Happy

Autistic Me

[clownrecess]

I want to talk about all the little attachments and details on my AAC device!

The main way that I communicate is with my device. The one I currently use is a high tech AAC device made out of an android tablet and the app Avaz. Attached to my device are a few little things, some of which might not seem too important, but all of them are actually very important to me!

Attached to my strap are my chewmoji communication cards. I got them a few years ago. Whilst I mainly use my device to communicate, and it is very useful and easy for me, sometimes my chewmojis are easier for communicating simple emotions. They get the most use when I am regressed and/or when I have low spoons. They are very easy for me to use, because I can just flip through them and find the one that looks like how I feel! They are also chewable, which is helpful if I am having a difficult time and need oral sensory input. I don't use them very often for chewing, I usually use my chewy pendants for that, but its useful to have the option just in case. (In case anyone is wondering, yes, I wash them frequently! Even when I havent chewed on them I still clean them often.)

On my strap are my pins. I currently have two pins on my strap, but I would like to also get one that says something like "I'm autistic".

The blue pin on my strap is for safety and convenience purposes. It says "I hear + understand but don't speak". I need this pin because often times people won't understand that I am nonspeaking, and so they will become confused or even frustrated with me.

The other pin is for comfort purposes. It is a pin of a red converse shoe, and my best friend in the entire world gave it to me.

[nonspeakingkiku]

Kiku is working on customising Touchchat! Kiku has determined that bigger grid sizes are really overwhelming most of the time, and Kiku has determined that in Touchchat Kiku likes the WordPower 60 basic vocabulary best. Kiku is working on adding new pages and stuff and it makes Kiku super happy! *happy flaps* Kiku is going to the library soon and is going to print a WordPower 60 basic communication book too! Touchchat works very well for Kiku. ☺️

[medcore-mad]

These are my communication cards. They are free to use, and colour coded!

[the-firefly-system1]

anyone know way to explain to mom that need AAC device? Can't think of how what text it to her that AAC device would very helpful and lot less frustrating from everyone. Though with way she keeps saying "you need start talking again" worries me that she will say no

[emotionally-confused-alienheavy]

Ooh! What is this?

It is not a ‘what’, it is a ‘who’, Kesha. They are clearly alive.

Oh, Genya, he is trying.

*turning to Alien Heavy*

Friend, what is your name?

-@emotionally-intense-heavy (Misha) -@physically-toned-heavy (Kesha) -@mentally-capable-heavy (Genya)

The Alien stared at the 3, looking visibly distraught and confused through it’s big eyes while red ooze continued to drip down it’s face. He didn’t understand what the 3 had said, but he still tried to communicate.

“Zeegle zooble, meebo meep baim.” It tried to communicate through the only language it knew. Though it wasn’t clear if the 3 Heavys understood it, even so he still tried his best.

[crashlanding-heavy]

[Mimic doesn't remember the last time they had something to eat. Perhaps that was what caused them to leave the comfort of their small garden in favor of quietly strolling through the RED base walls.]

[They held a kettle in one gloved hand, balancing three tea cups in the other. Their steps were slow and soft, softened by the bottom of their boots which were intended for stealth.]

[Their eyes were downcast as they turned the corner, stepping down the hallway that opened into the kitchen. Maneuvering the items they held as they lifted their eyes up to make sure they didn't bump into anything, or anyone for that matter, as they stepped into the kitchen.]

(- @emotionally-defeated-mimic )-

The Alien froze in surprise like a deer in headlights, dropping one of Demo’s Scrumpy bottles. Glass shards scattering across the kitchen floor.

Hearing the glass bottle shatter made the Alien’s crooked antennas twitch.

It slowly faced Mimic. The Alien’s shoulders were still raised, but eventually the Alien loosened up.

It studied the human who walked in on it stealing from the freezer.

[alex2xander]

Be nice and don't mock tumblr users that communicate differently.

Examples:

1.) Typing quirks

2.) No punctuation

3.) Random Capitalisation

4.) Long run on sentences

5.) Frequently misspelled words

6.) Missing spaces between words

7.) Repeating words and sentences

8.) Posts audios and videos instead of typing

9.) Express themselves through custom emojis

10.) Use an AAC (Augmentative and alternative communication) device

Some users have intellectual disabilities, use speech to text, struggle with grammar, have hand tremmers, have high support needs, etc.

Regardless of how they communicate and their reason why, they still deserve respect. They are trying their best.

[tobytalksaac]

Reminder that AAC device/mobility aid does not ruin your outfit!

[clownrecess]

How I communicate besides my device (Tw for mentions of shutdowns and catatonia)

I want to talk about how I communicate. Obviously, I use my AAC device for the most part, but I communicate in other ways too, depending on how coinvent it is.

A few minutes ago, my mother told me she was going to Mcdonalds to get a Capuchino, and asked if I wanted a Frappuccino, so I nodded, and then stretched my arms upward to show that I wanted a large one. This is one of the ways I communicate, body language and gestures. Gestures are really useful for me, because if I am communicating a simple idea, such as "I want a large Frappuccino", it is faster than using my device.

I also make noises. If someone is doing something to me that I don't like, I might make a noise that people associate with "no", such as "Mm-mm", or "Mhm" if I am saying yes. Someone touching my device without consent? Making a noise that means no, and pulling away is a good way I communicate that they need to stop.

I also type, because sometimes typing is a better option than my device. For example if I am currently in a catatonic state due to a shutdown, it is a lot easier for me to type a few simple words like "I go now, hurt" in my phone, rather than finding those buttons on my device.

And guess what? Everything I just described is a form of AAC!

AAC is more than just high tech devices like mine. AAC is also gestures, noises, typing, communication cards, pointing, etc.

[meowshmelo]

𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓬 𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓽𝓽𝔂 ♡ 𝓓𝓸𝓵𝓵𝔂 𝓒𝓪𝓽 ୨୧ ⊹˚₊

[nonspeakingkiku]

Kiku has made a lot of progress with actually using Kiku's talker more ☺️ and Kiku has been working on adding stuff to LAMP (especially special interest stuff because that a lot. And Kiku is working on a more motor planning friendly user in Proloquo2go. ☺️

Kiku has had a lot of migraines recently but thankfully thanks to the color schemes Kiku has used Kiku's AAC not make them worse. ☺️

Kiku can't use proloquo (the colors immediately make Kiku's head hurt bad).

[em-dash-press]

Catalysts for Your Rising Action

Someone close to your protagonist dies

Your protagonist loses a memento

A challenge makes your protagonist run away from their life

Your main character accomplishes a goal and feels unsatisfied

The goal your protagonist has always wanted becomes suddenly impossible to achieve

Your main character wants to change someone's life for the better

Revenge is the only thing on your protagonist's mind

Your main character sees a community need and strives to solve it

Something morally or ethically changes in your protagonist that makes them interact with the world in a fundamentally different way

[the-firefly-system1]

So so so wish have AAC tablet want be able communicate effective. Use AAC on phone type messages lot but not work use communication out loud not loud enough. Want be able order own food at restaurant. Want able request restaurant want go to. Want able ask questions. Want able tell if in pain. Want not have gesture get frustrated when person not understand. Hope soon get one going text mom soon ask her buy tablet that will be AAC device but not sure have money get one

[emotionally-confused-alienheavy]

permission to slap cheese on ur bald head :3 ?

“>:-(“

6/10

[crashlanding-heavy]

BLOG INTRODUCTION — ✮ ⋆ ˚｡𖦹 ⋆｡°✩

After the Blu (alien) Team nuked the Red (alien) Team, their base crumbled down into pieces, leaving the Red Team disbanded by the mass explosion. Thus, each Red Alien mercenary was left stranded alone in space.

That's (was) the Alien’s situation, drifting in space, all alone. 

Despite drifting in the vastness of space all alone, the alien is determined to search for his missing teammates, carrying their spirit within himself.

CURRENT LOCATION: [EARTH]

CHECKPOINTS THROUGHOUT THE LORE

✦ [ CRASHLANDING ]

ASK TAG: Communication Device

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LORE UPDATE: Meaby no longer has Scout’s phone, instead he has Scout’s baseball.

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