From Ariane Zurcher of Huffington Post's Healthy Living.
AZ: Paula, you've described yourself as a "non-speaking (at times) autistic."
Yes. I think the phrase "non-speaking at times" captures my
experience and also that of others who do have speech capabilities but
can't always access them. I could also say "partially speaking" or
"intermittent speaker." Just because one can speak at times does not mean speech is a reliable form of communication for that person. Also,
when a person can speak part of the time, others may not notice they are
having trouble speaking. I have sometimes not been able to speak and
other people just thought I was "being quiet" or did not have anything
to say; that dates back to childhood.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment