Nonspeaking autists are not who you think… or see…
Must-see… can’t-look-away video.
Category: Communication
Mebbe the hardest, weirdest thing about coming out autistic? Telling folks who knew me many years ago.
Before ANY of us figured out I’m #ActuallyAutistic…
What could be more basic to human experience than…
Speech…?
Mebbe, just mebbe… I’m not precisely… human.
Autistic joy is hard to explain to another person. Pretty much ANY non-autistic person.
And trying to… drags me into Deep Philosophical Waters…
Actors are PAID to get across what they’re feeling. While real-life humans seem to work desperately to keep it hidden… From me.
I have difficulty communicating… back & forth in a written conversation. Just as much, maybe worse, as I do face to face…
Being on the inside of selective mutism, not being certain I’m explaining it clearly…
Really screws with my head.
Why, oh WHY, does their Theory of Mind CONVINCE them, despite all my assurances, that my Resting Bitch Face more accurately portrays my inner being than…
My plain, spoken English…?
