#language delay

[pixierainbows]

Pixie have question for all people what use any kind of AAC since childhood .

want to know if used AAC to “babble “ , Like babies do . if it help to play with AAC device, if help with learning to communicate . or , If use for stimming .

and if persons think any of That help with learning to communicate with AAC device later .

Pixie say thank you to everybody what answer or reblog very appreciate !

[ottpopfic]

Do you ever think about how English is probably actually Jason Grace’s third language

[themogaidragon]

Verbal Stance And Disability Pride Flags

PT: Verbal Stance And Disability Pride Flags /end PT

Nonverbal

PT: Nonverbal /end PT

Nonverbal: extremely severely to profoundly struggling to verbalise intelligibly and effectively, total or nearly total inability to use verbalization to communicate reliably, inability to verbalise more than a few utterances, words, part of phrases, etc. Having nearly only non communicational, irrelevant or incomprehensible speech. Might entirely rely on AAC.

Original nonverbal flag by @pupyzu. Original post here (link).

Semiverbal

PT: Semiverbal /end PT

Semiverbal: moderately to severely struggling to or being hardly able to functionally verbalise most to all of the time. This includes frequently or consistently: taking awhile to formulate verbalisation, having a restricted, limited verbalisation, etc. Only verbalising in specific circumstances, familiar situations, about familiar topics or for specific purposes, etc. Being mostly/fully able to verbalise but struggling significantly to do so, etc. Having shortened, partial, repetitive, misplaced, forgotten, garbled, incorrect, mashed-up, inintelligible, made-up verbalisation, etc. Might predominately to drastically rely on AAC.

Original semiverbal flag by @pupyzu. Original post here (link).

Hemiverbalflux

PT: Hemiverbalflux /end PT

Hemiverbalflux: variably struggling to verbalise, from mildly, moderately to severely. Verbalization fluctuating in intensity but always within the borders of semiverbal and demiverbal. Struggles with verbalization vary in intensity, sometimes severe, unable to form coherent verbalization or to verbalise without extreme difficulty for weeks to sometimes mild, able to verbalise well, reliably for a few days, etc. Verbalization loss vary in length, frequency, sometimes being a few times a month or week, to every day. Lasting for a few minutes or hours, to days, happening often or over long periods. Fluctuations can be random or have causes. Hemiverbal can also be used on its own as a separate term to mean bordering/being somewhere between semiverbal and demiverbal. Might regularly to mostly rely on AAC.

Original hemiverbalflux term and flag by @jet-voidrock. Original post here (link).

Demiverbal

PT: Demiverbal /end PT

Demiverbal: mildly struggling to verbalise, half of the time, most of the time, to all of the time. Verbalization loss might happen anywhere from a multiple times a day, to a few times a month. Possibly for no apparent reason, a mix of reasons or a variety of reasons. May experience slight difficulty only a little of the time, half of the time, to all of the time with speaking, articulating, complex language usage, forming concepts, etc. Might mildly to regularly rely on AAC.

Original demiverbal flag by @lilqu33rboi. Original post here (link).

Verbalflux

PT: Verbalflux /end PT

Verbalflux: variably struggling to verbalise. Being able to verbalise, fluctuating at any intensity, difficulty, length, frequency and at any given time. Struggles and inability to use verbalization vary in intensity, length and frequency. Fluctuations can be random or have causes and can happen often or over long periods of time. Might periodically rely on AAC.

Original verbalflux flag by @pupyzu. Original post here (link).

Choiceverbal

PT: Choiceverbal /end PT

Choiceverbal: willingly not using verbalization, being able to verbalise (fullverbal, demiverbal, semiverbal, majorityverbal...), but choosing not to verbalise much or at all. Can be for any reason, including but not limited to: Being uncomfortable or disliking verbalising, being verbal-adverse, lack of understanding of social cues, etc. Might partially or entirely use intentionally AAC.

Term coined by @schizophrenicbulbasaur in this post (link). Original choiceverbal flag by @lilqu33rboi. Original post here (link).

Fullverbal

PT: Fullverbal /end PT

Fullverbal: being fully able to verbalise fluently and effectively, across a wide range of contexts. Having the ability to construct complete, grammatically correct verbalization, engage in complex conversations about various topics, etc. Demonstrating good control over vocabulary, tone, speech, pace and conversational nuances, permitting to express a broad spectrum of thoughts, emotions, and ideas. Might hardly ever rely on AAC.

Original verbal flag by @pupyzu. Original post here (link).

Hyperverbal

PT: Hyperverbal /end PT

Hyperverbal: being fully able to verbalise and, whether by choice or on accident, exhibiting an excessive or unusually high level of verbalization. Verbalising at length and with great detail about various topics, often dominating conversations. This can include rapid verbalization, above average verbal capacities, advanced vocabulary, logorrhea, frequent interruptions, an overwhelming amount of information shared, etc. Might have the ability to engage in discussions on multiple subjects, but communication can sometimes be overwhelming for others and may lack focus or relevance to the ongoing conversation. Might hardly ever rely on AAC.

Original hyperverbal flag by @pupyzu. Original post here (link).

Additional Informations

PT: Additional Informations /end PT

Verbal stances are descriptive of everyday reality, they shouldn't be used to describe verbality during brief, unusual circumstances (ex: short-lived shutdown, panic attack, aphasia, etc). Refering a small verbal loss episode as going nonverbal, refering a transient aphasia as going semiverbal, and similar misusage, is improper and incorrect. Verbality can change during a lifetime for a lot of reasons but is qualifying long-term, long lasting verbality. If verbalization fluctuates a lot, verbalflux might be used.

Plenty of terms can be used to refer to shutdowns and similar experiences. Losing words, losing speech, speech loss, speech loss episode, verbal shutdown, verbal crash...

Selective/situational mutism is often used interchangeably with shutdown, which is an incorrect usage. SM is a diagnosable anxiety disorder which causes the person an inability to speak in specific social situations, specific places, or to specific people if a certain condition is triggered.

I've made the definitions by combining multiple definitions I've seen over internet since I struggle to formulate working on my own. They aren't carved in stone, just an attempt to define those. Even though AAC usage and verbality usually coincide, it's not always the case, ence why I've putted 'might' use AAC.

It's also important to take into account that only communicative intelligible verbalisation have to be taken into account. Someone who constantly produces speech would be nonverbal if their speech isn't communicative or intelligible. For example, too fast to be comprehensible.

Most people don't make the distinction between -verbal and -speaking stances while some might make a distinction. In that particular case, -verbal would describe language ability, while -speaking would describe speech abiliy. For example, nonverbal would mean not having language whereas nonspeaking would refer to the inability to use speech to communicate. Considering that an overwhelming majority of people don't make distinctions and that terms exist to describe the verbality components distinctively, I've chosen not to do such distinctions in this post and use the broad term of verbality.

Descriptives of verbality components:

-lexic refers to the ability to use, comprehend, process language (link), while -speaking refers to the usage of speech and -vocal refers to a system's headmate verbality (link), whereas -scribal refer to the ability to produce written or typed language, whilst -communicative refers to the ability to communicate.

It's up to the individual (or close relatives when the individual isn't able to do that by themselves) to choose how they wish to identify, according to their preferences, what fits the best, what is more practical, etc. It is a personal preference.

I've made these flags since the original designs all have a solid white infinity symbol on them, which problematic since it's already a the recognised symbol for Métis (link) and also confusing since these terms aren't exclusive to neurodivergent people.

[everchased]

i have a small headcanon that one of the reasons finch and lae'zel get along so well and so quickly is both of their tendencies to subtly express themselves through their long fuckign ears

[edelweiss313]

DARK DOME I AM IN YOUR WALLS RIGHT NOW

WHERE IS HIDDEN MEMORIES????

[kaiserin-erzsebet]

It turns out being bilingual does not cure auditory processing problems. It does make you good at asking people to repeat themselves in multiple languages.

[kylejsugarman]

in early to middle elementary school, baby has a half hour of speech therapy three days a week during the school day to work on her communication and language skills. she isn't exactly passionate about it, but taking a break in a quieter classroom is appreciated and she does like the storytelling games. at the end of third grade, baby "graduates" from speech therapy and when the therapist is giving them her final evaluations and impressions, she's like "u know, i was pretty concerned about baby in kindergarten and first grade. she had a good vocab, but she just never wanted to use it. then all of a sudden last year she started improving so fast. she was building good sentences and conversing with me. i always wondered: did something change??" demi glances over at jesse, who's hitting her with the "damn thats crazy, what Did change??" face, and is like ":) she made a new friend around that time. he's a pretty good talker"

[twistedisciple]

that’s him. the abominable forestman who’d tried lighting her up like a beach bonfire just a few months ago.

for the first time tonight, dorothea's lips curl in displeasure at the sight of him—at his bloodied form. she takes it all in, eyes sweeping across the shredded, stained robes, the storm of bruises and gashes, and the butcher's knife in his hand.

then, both pointedly and somewhat disgruntled, she finally clears her throat to speak.

"don’t you think it’s time you found a new hobby?"

Who’s this bitch? Griss thinks, but for once doesn’t say it out loud. His face says it clear enough. Eyes flicker from golden head to golden toe and then, miraculously, recognition dawns. She hadn’t been quite so bright when last he’d seen her, but he’s pretty sure now that this had been one of the hapless students he’d chased through the woods. His expression splits open into a devilish smile and he runs a finger along the back edge of his knife, testing her with a couple of slow, toying steps closer.

“Not when there are kids like you who still haven’t learned their lesson.” However thin that lesson might have been, it had still technically been a class. Keeping one’s composure, how to deal with the unexpected, what it might feel like to narrowly escape death at the hands of a psychopath - interpretation varied but they were all equally valuable.

“The way you’re dressed, a killer would be able to see you no matter how well you tried to hide.” He stalks around her like a predator after preying, showing his teeth, warning her with the razor sharp edge of the blade in his hand. “This game’s all about trick-or-treating, but don’t you think it’s weird that everyone’s only thinking about the ‘treat?’ Hehehe, the best time for a trick would be when everyone’s got their guard down.”

Griss lunges like he’s about to stab at her, but restrains himself at the last second and redirects the knife’s point to gesture with a flick at her shoes.

“Let’s see how well you can run in all of that. I’ll even give you this lesson free of charge!”

Run.

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[nomsfaultau]

I’ve read somewhere before that you can give someone a bouquet that means ‘I utterly despise you’. Don’t know the specific flower arrangement, but a couple of yellow carnations, orange lilies, and black dahlias can go a long way for conveying your hatred!

Also, there’s certain flowers like Rhododendron in which their nectar makes ‘mad honey’. When consumed…well, symptoms such as lightheadedness, hallucinations, hypotension, etc. May occur depending on the dosage.

Anyways… I offer the rhododendrons to f!Tubbo to be used as seen fit and the hate flowers for…you can decide eoewmwlwoa,

Tubbo would totally give mean flower to Philza, who would understand what it meant but be overly enthusiastic and 'oblivious' to the intention. They would consider rhododendron honey, but alas too many morals. Also I think that would be toxic for the bees and that's not very self care of them

[abybweisse]

Based on the fact that Undertaker knows the word "Howdy" (official translation, Vol. 28, Ch. 140, pg. 15) can we assume he's been to the American Southwest at some point in the recent past?

It would be wild for him to have blood collection facilities that far (a recent ask about what UT might be doing in France reminded me) but I wouldn't put it past him. And now I'm kinda hoping for a cowboy/western story arc XD

Howdy is initially British

I think I've answered an ask like this before, but I know I've definitely addressed his use of "howdy" before in at least one post.

Before it became popular in the southern United States, it was already being used in England, particularly in the southern parts.

By the time Undertaker is saying it in ch140, it had been in use in the area for at least a hundred years.

I don't know whether he's ever been to the US, but I doubt he has any blood collection facilities there. And I seriously doubt we will have enough timeline left in the series to return to the US.

[asmaticbomb]

🗣- Gojo + Maomao

"send me 🗣+ the names of 2 muses on the blog, and there will be a random conversation written involving them."

"yeaaah, i know, i know, the arsenic dosage is 0.07 grams per kilogram of body weight."

"…", if he knows, why did he ask...?

"i'm very good with numbers."

"so why do you want to drink a whole liter?"

"curiosity."

"… weird", said the mushroom eater.

[haunted-thing]

life update. found out all the delays in my education were NOT normal (i still cannot do most math past simple addition and subtraction and i cannot write well and have very poor handwriting)

[smtiv]

i just know registration and the next school year are gonna make me blow my brains out because i discovered a required course i need is only offered in the fall, only has one teacher for it, it meets three times a week, there's only 20 spots available, and i can't register until next tuesday due to my current class standing and it already has 4 spots filled rn so i hope i don't get fucked over when it's finally my turn to register

[yentrinh81]

We are absolutely thrilled and delighted when our son, who has a speech/language delay, speaks a sentence. While this may seem commonplace to others, it brings us joy.

[murky-tannin]

I hope more qsmp creators get some sort of subtitles for their streams past the qlobal translater. Whether it's something like Baghera's or the extension that Forever uses- or a combo of things like Badboyhalo. Especially the english creators. I think only Bad has the translator extension?