she/her • white trans lesbian • autistic/ADHD/cPTSD • proud AAC user • burning out in tech • avatar by AssistiveWare
nonspeakingkiku : Parent: My daughter is completely fine. Ma'am your son is buying vintage playtex baby bottles off ebay, to use. (Kiku hopefully gets to get a set when hubby gets paid. Found a good set, in good shape with rings and lids, for good price off ebay. Will have to get liners and nipples for them but that fine. Really really hope can get them. Wish Kiku luck). (Kiku make post about them…
selectivechaos : normalise speaking with whispers normalise speaking with whiteboards normalise speaking with text normalise speaking with text-to-speech normalise speaking with nod/shake/shrug normalise speaking with ultra-nod normalise speaking with notes normalise speaking through others normalise speaking with facial expressions normalise speaking with art normalise speaking with gestures…
nonspeakingkiku : Kiku tried to post the finished pic of Julia earlier but it apparently didn’t post 😩 Welp guess trying again. ALT Here’s the finished (well might shade it, not sure) pic Currently don’t have the spoons to add an image discription but will try to later (although if someone wants to write one Kiku will add it to this post). Discription in Alt text
juliatuttle : “you can talk. you don’t need AAC. you’re fine.”, said a friend’s SLP. I can talk too. so why do I use AAC? sometimes I’m hyperverbal and oral speech is overwhelming to me, so I use AAC. sometimes I’m already overwhelmed and oral speech makes it even worse, so I use AAC. sometimes I need to conserve energy and oral speech is draining, so I use AAC. sometimes I need to set a boundary…
“you can talk. you don’t need AAC. you’re fine.”, said a friend’s SLP. I can talk too. so why do I use AAC? sometimes I’m hyperverbal and oral speech is overwhelming to me, so I use AAC. sometimes I’m already overwhelmed and oral speech makes it even worse, so I use AAC. sometimes I need to conserve energy and oral speech is draining, so I use AAC.…
For the Stranger Things × AAC fans. May every young AAC user have parents as fiercely supportive as Joyce Byers.