#verbal labels

[lilqu33rboi]

So I know this isn't the kinda thing I usually post on here but I couldn't find flags for choice verbal or demiverbal anywhere so I decided to take matters into my own hands. I present to you choice verbal & demiverbal flags!!

Choice verbal | Demiverbal

Made by mixing | Made by mixing

verbal & verbalflux | verbal & semi-

| -verbal

based on these flags: https://www.tumblr.com/pupyzu/652105613730529281/verbality-pride-flags

[adhbabey]

Artic Spectrum, High Artic, Low Artic and No Artic

What is the artic spectrum? Artic is short for "articulation", the loss of articulation in this sense, is similar to the loss of speech, and varies between many different people for many different reasons. I have coined this term as a replacement for "nonverbal", as those communities do not wish speaking people to use that term. This term is for any person who experiences some type of speech loss, struggle or any other form of loss of communication. This term is not meant to speak over any nonverbal person, and is instead to give a word to those who fall outside of non-speaking, yet cannot speak all the time, for whatever reason.

What does the artic spectrum encompass? Anyone who has varying levels of articulation, and for some, that may change depending on the day, month, whatever. These terms are especially made for systems who have alters who cannot speak, vocalize or articulate, while other members of the system can. But anyone can use them, and you can use these terms depending on how you feel, according to the day.

Why call it "artic"? I was searching for terms that are simple, yet easy to understand and vocalize. I felt the definition of articulation, the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech, to be appropriate towards coining a new term. Artic does not mean the same exact thing, but it means to be an umbrella term for those who can speak sometimes, but not all the time, for whatever reason. So a fluid spectrum to making noise to not being able to make any, I find this term appropriate.

High Artic Flag

html color codes: FFDDA1, F9AF82, D7595B, AE3861

Warm colors are meant to represent the ability to vocalize as much as one wants. Such things, as hot soup or tea, are meant as a cure for things like a sore throat. Its only appropriate that the flag colors are warm.

This term is meant for a day or period of time where you feel vocal and ready to speak, perhaps even hyperverbal. Some people may feel this more than others. Some alters, may be more on the high artic, than low.

Low Artic Flag

html color codes: D4EFFC, C0CDF0, 66ABCB, 4775B8

Cold colors are reminiscent of the arctic, which reminds me of this word. And when you're cold, you may stutter or struggle to speak, so that's how this feels like. You just can't seem to warm up your vocal cords, no matter how hard you try.

This term is meant for those who often struggle to speak, only able to get a few words or sounds out, whether its the full person or an alter. You may even feel like its hard to speak your native language. But as these terms are fluid, it can be depending on day to day, but it doesn't have to be.

No Artic Flag

html color codes: EBDEFA, BDCDE4, 614A96, 423454

There isn't a super specific reason why it's purple, but the colors in the flag are almost black and white, along with an icy cold blue. The icy blue is supposed to be a call back to the low artic flag, if you don't have any artic, you are in the low category anyway. I felt the deep dark purple, was almost black. If you can't speak, for whatever reason, it may feel suffocating like the color black. Or empty, void of noise, like the color white.

This is meant for people who lose speech entirely for a period of time, or has an alter who cannot speak at all. This can happen during stressful moments, this can be because of a specific disorder, this can happen due to anxiety, really any sort of way. Loss of speech is scary, but you can use this term to help communicate that.

You can also refer to yourself as "non artic", if you'd like.

Artic Spectrum Flag

html color codes: C4D8C3, B0E6D4, 68A292, 3C8A8A

Green is a neutral color between warm and cool. So it's appropriate that the spectrum would be neutral to both.

This term of artic spectrum is meant for someone like me, who grew up in intensive speech therapy, and has alters with varying levels of verbality, so developing different parts of me, meant that some of us can speak better than others. Some of us can barely speak at all. So, if you've had a similar experience, or just need terms like this to describe your experience, go for it. It's good to have a way to communicate something that you feel like you haven't been able to. Especially if your speech loss is fluid, or from alter to alter, like mine. It's meant for anyone who has varying levels of speech, especially if you don't know why. These terms are for you.

Please be kind, and this is for people who feel like other terms are a mouthful, but don't know an easy way to describe their experience. Speech is complex, especially if you grew up not knowing the right way to. Or if you have a speech impediment, like me. And if you can't pronounce this right, no worries, you can just make an emoji or type it down, or something. Or you can just say it differently and that's completely fine. I hope this works for those who need it.

[pissditching]

submitted the best single spaced four page paper of my life complete with data charts and everything only for my roommate in the same class to tell me the prof said in a class i was sick for that it only needed to be 2-3 paragraphs. Okay .

[fandom-hoarder]

TFW never labeling their polycule Thing because no labels really fit. Sam thinks about it, sometimes; but he's not calling Dean his 'boyfriend' and it doesn't really fit Cas, either. Husband is closer to what he feels--maybe even closer to how their dynamics actually function, on some weird level-- but it's not quite good enough. And then there's the whole polyamory thing. That's even harder to explain if and when the fact that Sam and Dean are brothers comes up. They already call each other 'partner' on the job, and that works really because isn't that their life in a nutshell? Lying to people every day, with just enough of the truth to get by, only really known by themselves and each other?

[catilinas]

Wikipedia / Derrida, Specters of Marx / Lucan, Pharsalia 7.407-11 trans. J. D. Duff / Ida Östenberg, War and Remembrance: Memories of Defeat in Ancient Rome / Livy, AUC 22.50 trans. Heinemann / Paul Roche, Lucan: De Bello Civile Book 7 / Timothy A. Joseph, Pharsalia as Rome's "Day of Doom" in Lucan / Denis Feeney, Caesar's Calendar: Ancient Time and the Beginnings of History

[legofemme]

I hate how 'i dont like labels' is considered a red flag in a relationship. Like. I get it people dont want to feel strung along or used but also people can not like labels for any reason and holding it up as a red flag instead of just rejecting someone for it and moving on is so... Mean spirited

[farcillesbian]

thinking about like words to call ur partner and how I feel about them specifically...

I think girlfriend and boyfriend are equally appealing to me because like yes I can be ur girlfriend who's not a girl and I can be your lesbian boyfriend and ideally I can be both...

partner is fine and it's nice but feels quite formal to me, but I think I'd like it (I don't think anyone has ever called me partner before)

enbyfriend and joyfriend are both solid NOs from me I just do not like to be called an enby like a noun and I don't like the term joyfriend much (not like judging u if u like those btw they're just not for me)...

lover is such a beautiful word to me but also feels a bit like. idk not to be used lightly, for me that's something to be used in an established long term relationship tho I'm sure others use it differently

oh anddddd I love using wife in a lighthearted way like when ur dating someone and ur like MY WIFE idk. it's cute and fun

[ozziesjester]

Talk more about Soup! I'm not big into south park, but seeing your lil dude has been nice! What are his hobbies? What's his favorite soup?

AAAAHHH thank you!!! i love my little guy!!!

he's a little artist - when his mom was alive, they used to scrapbook together and that's what got him into it. he still has the book they made and is VERY protective of it, even if he doesn't like opening it anymore. he's also pretty good at rhythm games and plays on a minecraft server with the boys occasionally (he picks flowers and decorates the base while everyone else does everything else)

and funny enough, soup is one of those Bad autism foods for him. he'll stomach simple soups like chicken noodle but only if it's the kind that doesn't have vegetable chunks dfjhdjfgjdfgk. after being nicknamed soup he doesn't eat it very often at all, just thinking about it makes him feel a little sick. and word association makes him Stay Away from campbell's soup as a whole, it's like me cringing at the name of a certain company because it's my birth name

[lilqu33rboi]

Can non autistic people use Demi verbal? Cause it perfectly describes us but we aren’t autistic

i'm not 100% sure, but I think anyone who struggles with speech for any reason can use it!

[spectrumgarden]

Having mostly learned about meltdowns from the stereotype of "violent teen who needs to be restrained some way" and that pretty much fitting my presentation of meltdowns you can imagine my shock when i read others descriptions like wdym you dont throw everything in your hands, drop down and roll around on the ground flailing your limbs and occasionally hitting yourself and kicking whatever is close to you. Wdym you just cry and rock. Wdym????

[yaaadooon]

nobody has ever done autistic zoro properly and i need you all to stop.

[barbedwirechain]

extremely uncomfortable with how many people conflate being comfortable [with someone or something] with revealing one’s self, physically, sexually, psychologically or otherwise.

[gender0bender]

I honestly feel like a lot of autistic people with privelege really don’t know the first thing about the r slur and what it feels like to be viewed as one by society and your peers and your family.

[dogthemaverick]

Gagging every time I open this app these days

[qvid-pro-qvo]

I’m not me if I don’t ask for some hurt/no comfort with Jake seresin in any form you are willing to give me

tw: implied verbal abuse, thoughts of self-loathing.

oh, jake seresin thinks, as he stares at the too-expensive beer in his hand. maybe i do hate myself.

now, any therapist worth their degree could’ve told him that years ago, when the self-loathing really started to settle in. when his father’s words never seemed to leave, taking root in a heart dear old dad figured was much too soft. but it’s a different thing altogether to actually think the words, something jake seresin does after downing the beer in about three gulps.

the reasons are many. he can’t keep a friend or a partner to save his life. he’s never been anything less than a narcissist. anyone that tries to come close gets burned, because he doesn’t want anyone to see how busted up he really is. his mother’s gone. his father doesn’t care. and now, neither does he.

but it takes all of those reasons for the realization to really sink in. the lightbulb finally turns on.

after a moment, he puts the glass down on the bar. throws the cash he has next to it. the lights are a little fuzzy, but a couple of games of pool will bring him back. he wins a few bucks from a older guy with a permanent scowl, and makes his way to his car with the recall to TOPGUN basically burned into his phone screen.

he hates himself. always has. maybe always will. but even with this new acknowledgement in his rearview, he can’t help but smile at his own reflection in the side mirror.

at the very, very least, there’s always been one thing he’s been good at. and no one ever said you had to love yourself to fly an F-18.

[legofemme]

Everyones all for punk+anarchism until the punk anarchist starts talking abt how we shouldnt feel the need to categorize every single little thing we experience.