Review: Deej – Streaming free through July
sebastianthedude
July 26, 2020
If you haven’t seen the Peabody Award-winning film, Deej, about nonspeaking student DJ Savarese, then you need to!
Nonspeakers
Spectrum Critters Comics: Your Voice
artsaflame
July 12, 2020
The Spectrum Critters are back with a message about the difficulty of using your voice. Whether your voice is loud or quiet, written or spoken– or not words at all, the way you communicate is unique and valuable! There’s always someone who needs to hear from you.
Not Like Those Children: What that really means to an autistic person
johnmcallister467
March 22, 2020
Although I’m relatively new to neurodiversity activism, having only started a few months ago, one thing is clear in my research: high-support needs (mostly nonspeaking)
Fresh Starts: After the meltdown
TrevorTypes
February 26, 2020
Nonspeaker Trevor on the aftermath of an autistic meltdown: “The moment my consciousness begins to return from wherever it fled during my meltdown, I am horrified with what transpired.
Put Down the Scissors
TrevorTypes
February 11, 2020
After gaining access to communicate his thoughts through typing, one of Trevor’s first requests was for a cool haircut. And it was great. But sometimes, Trevor has trouble getting his mind and body to work in sync.
Hockey Rules and Other Opinions
Trevor
January 23, 2020
Sharing opinions shouldn’t be a privilege, but for autistic people without access to the right communication tools, sharing opinions is not an option. Trevor wants that to change.
Book Review: How Can I Talk if My Lips Don’t Move?
ladysnessa
December 15, 2019
A frustrating myth that persists about autism is the notion that those who cannot verbalize their thoughts have none. Simply stating it in this article is enough to make most people cock a skeptical eyebrow, Yet the idea hounds autistic folks, fueling ignorant assumptions about functioning and intellect.
The View from Here – On Stimming
NeuroClastic
December 14, 2019
Ashna and William, no speaking autistic teens, discuss their thoughts on stimming. If everyone stomach, why is it only called stimming when autistic people do it?
Label Jars, Not People
NeuroClastic
December 13, 2019
For most of his life, until he started typing, E was identified as a “low-functioning autistic.” These are his thoughts on function labels.
The View from Here – But You Can SPEAK!
Ashna and William - Reach Every Voice
November 26, 2019
Ashna and William are autistic teens who can speak, but the words that come or are often unreliable. They communicate more accurately by spelling to communicate via the rapid promoting method.