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PT Más allá de la apraxia: Catatonia
Thanks to the increasing presence of neurodivergent self-advocates and their willingness to share their lived experiences, understanding of the complexities of movement differences continues to grow. Apraxia, or the difficulty with executing volitional movement, is not only more understood, there is now a general body of knowledge amongst nonspeakers, families, support providers, practitioners, and allies, […]
¿Quién decide qué voces deben escucharse?
Nonspeaking autistics who spell and type to communicate are increasingly being included in the wider community, to everyone’s benefit. You can find them advocating for themselves and their peers with law enforcement agencies, at professional conferences, and with representatives of local, state, and federal government. They are changing the shape of college and university campuses, […]
Vamos a catar
Does your speller tend to eat the same foods all the time? If so, this blog may be for you, and for them of course! Many apraxia bodies become habitual even if that’s not what the mind intends – the brain/body disconnect is at play here. Even the foods your speller eats can be loops, […]
HACER DEL MUNDO UN LUGAR DONDE LOS DELETREADORES PROSPEREN
Being able to write this blog is something I have dreamed of my whole life. A lot of people doubt my intelligence, I now have the tools and confidence to prove them wrong and tell my story. My name is Divyesh Jain and I am an autistic who spells to communicate. I am an unreliable […]
¿Confusión en su mente sobre el término "no hablar"?
A couple of months ago, I wrote a blog with my communication partner Kelly about why we say nonspeaking instead of nonverbal. Unreliable speakers like myself have lots of speech, however, we don’t communicate our true thoughts using our speech. That must be confusing for many with the thought that only those with no speech […]
THE ELEPHANT IN THE NONSPEAKNG ROOM
Listening to Emotions, Boundaries and Trauma by Noah Seback & Keri Delport So what is the elephant in the nonspeaking room? It looms so large and obvious, yet we pretend it’s not there….but there it sits, crushing the life out of nonspeakers. Let us spell it out for you (did you get what we did […]
Fleeing the world of silence
How can early childhood education centers be more inclusive to children with disabilities? I was asked to share my experience and give my suggestions with a few of my nonspeaking friends at Autism Inclusion Training for early childhood educators last year. This is my speech. https://vimeo.com/567149061 Good morning ladies, gentlemen, and non-binary members of the E.C.E. (early […]
An Eye-Opening Experience
Recently I took my 9-year-old nonspeaking son, Corbin, for an eye exam. While we were there the technician and doctor praised him for being so cooperative. He wore a smile and did his best to follow their directions of where to look. When it was time to dilate his eyes, he became distressed and protested. […]
Los autistas que no hablan ya no pueden mostrar contención sobre las restricciones
The recent release of Sia’s movie Music has stirred controversy and debate with and among the nonspeaking autistic community: my community. The uproar has subsided, but the conversation should not. So let’s talk. As a neurotypical: What if your actions were so misconstrued that you were physically subdued against your will, forcefully, even brutally? What […]
An open letter to my son’s skeptics
Let me cut right to the chase: no, he won’t do a message passing test for you. He has proven himself to different clinical experts on multiple occasions, and to continue to demand that he do so again and again is both psychologically damaging and discriminatory. For those of you reading this who have no […]
