#not semiverbal culture

[semiverbal-culture-is]

Autism doesn't need to speak

Autism Speaks claim to speak for autistic people who can't. Nonverbal people, semivetbal people, etc.

They do not speak for us because there's no need to. We no need to speak to be treated like human.

Normally I'd wrote this post later when i can type better, but i need no to. If you can understand that all matter. Trying to avoid spelling errors with spell check.

We are people. We are not less or alien or not matter. We are human.

Should we be treated as such and should be treated our age.

Shouldn't need this post. Should be obvious already. We don't need to speak.

Autism acceptance means we all need to be accept like we are. Even people who can't advocate for themself. Even people who can't speak.

We way too tired of same fight.

[aaccultureis]

Part Time AAC User Culture Is Always Second Guessing If You Use It Enough To Count As An AAC User (Hint: You do count!)

yes. All people wandering these tags. Yeah you do.

[pumpkinspicedmochi]

When you're nervous to use aac even though you need it because you don't want to "annoy " anyone or make things "harder" for them

[dreamdropsystemarchive]

this user has unreliable verbal communication

[zosonils]

just started persona 5 i'll see you all in hell

[weirdyn]

Thank you for your advocacy! I very much relate to this & your other posts!

want autistics who don’t need constant or near constant support to know that having higher support needs, not able to live alone take care of self, not being able to hide autism, all of it can be really really devastating and suffocating.

not all sunshine and rainbows, or magically accommodated and needs met.

cannot leave ableist & abusive family because need to rely on them. because cannot be independent. because too poor for residential living or support worker. because no other support.

cannot escape authoritarian country with harsh censorship (not talk about US) because no country want such disabled person. because not productive member of society. because liability. because likely to be “public charge.”

forced to drop out of school. very soon. because need life carer and college not obligated to give that. even though want to learn. want to have secure future.

scared of future. because depend on others. cannot not depend on others. forced to trust. forced to make self so vulnerable. quality of life not in own hands. not having control on own life is terrifying.

scared about what to do after drop out of school. scared when parents lose job. scared when parents get old and can’t support me. scared when they die.

scared about own life. every day. trauma every day. trauma whole life. unspeakable trauma.

so, get really upset when see lower support needs autistics say that people like me lucky.

or erase people like me in advocacy. take away our language.

because am not lucky. not lucky to have to wonder if will be locked away, abused, or even killed in near future. real threat. not just distant advocacy terms.

[cripplecharacters]

So I have a question regarding sign language and typically spoken/heard superpowers. For reference I have a character who was born dead and is culturally Deaf, her first language is sign language and she doesn’t speak. There are two specific characters with powers that either require something to be spoken or heard by the victim so I wanted to check in with y’all on how it could work with deaf people so I don’t end up picking the worse option.

1. The first power is mind control. The rules for this power is that the command has to be spoken and then the ‘victim’ has to hear it. The deaf character doesn’t have cochlear implants or hearing aids with little residual hearing left so this would technically make her ‘immune’. This wasn’t planned, but she’s also the best friend to the mind control user, so I wanted to see if her being technically immune was something that was ok (idk if the whole medusa and the blind woman trope is a good thing or not and I’m kind of seeing patterns of it here) or if I should find a way to still make her affected if the other route was offensive in any way (note that the mind control guy wouldn’t purposely try to control her or anything he’s just pretty bad at controling the powers since they’re new).

2. The other power is a lie detection power, which I haven’t fully fleshed out hence why I came to ask how it should affect sign language. On the one hand, from what I’ve seen, lie detection powers in media tend to only work on spoken lies, so that criteria would mean that by speaking in sign language you could evade the power. On the other hand, sign language is of course still a language amd should be treated as such, and I don’t want to make it seem like it isn’t, so I’m not sure if the lie detection should be affected or not (my main question here is basically just which of these two options would be better representation here). This one is also pretty important since sign language is quite prevalent in the story - the love interest is semiverbal autistic so the main character is learning sign language to be able to communicate with them, so it’s something that multiple characters could potentially use to ‘evade’ the power.

Sorry it’s pretty long, I thought condensing two similar questions into one post would be easier. Have a nice day and thank you for taking the time to answer ❤️❤️

Hi!

For both questions, I think communication and intent are the biggest things to consider.

For the first one, since the mind-controller has to speak and be heard to cause an effect, I think he should have to sign to affect your Deaf character (and signed commands will only affect those who know sign language). If he can't control whom he affects, then if he signs to her while using his powers he may end up controlling her.

For the second, lies should be detected in any language. From what I've seen, lie detectors rely on either body language or some mind-reading-like power. Either would still work for a signing character. If it's body language based, she might be good at hiding lies, but that shouldn't be language dependent.

Mod Rock

[autism-culture-is]

Hi, and welcome to autism-culture-is! I was informed that the other autistic culture blog was inactive, so I figured hey, why not give this a go! :]

You probably already know the drill with culture blogs, just send an ask starting with "autistic culture is" and then I'll post it.

There's only one mod, you can just call me Mod A, A not standing for autism but it works out well. He/it pronouns. I'm an adult.

Few things to put out there:

Ableism of any kind will not be tolerated here. Obviously no ableism against autistic people and other neurodiversity, but also no ableism against more stigmatized mental illnesses like personality disorders or psychosis, ableism against intellectual disabilities, or ableism against physical disabilities.

Other types of bigotry also get the boot, racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, classism, fatphobia, antisemitism. Also no exclusionist crap.

Don't send in asks about "going nonverbal" or "going semiverbal", those terms are meant to describe permanent states and people who are always nonverbal or semiverbal are against using these terms to describe temporary states. Use terms like speech loss or verbal crash instead.

Autism isn't fundamentally different based on gender or sex, so please avoid terms like "male/female autism" or "amab/afab autism".

Please don't use the word cr*ppling, as it's a slur against physically disabled people. Say debilitating instead for things like "debilitating anxiety".

If you send an ask with media, please put an image description with if you're able to. If you're not, I'll give it one, but it's easier for me if the asker gives the image description.

Please let me know if there's anything that I should be doing better regarding disability stuff. I'm level 1 autistic, verbal, and with low support needs, so I may not always be aware of certain issues.

That's all for now! Happy autisming!

[thatonesongyouretryingtoremember]

New autism criteria: having traits in common with every member of the Pie family

ahaha jk BUT they do all have autistic traits

Pinkie and Maude both take things very literal, and even though they each make figurative statements have a difficulty discerning when others do so.

Pinkie also gets along great with the yaks, whose cultural speaking patterns tend towards being pretty blunt, but she knows what they mean and doesn't take it as being rude because she takes it literally and doesn't see them as part of the social "play", so to speak. I also HC her as ADHD bc she has some Very Relatable RSD-focused episodes.

Maude is able to "understand" her pet rock and personifying it, and Pinkie acts similar with Gummy.

And there was a whole episode about the main cast thinking that Maus hated them because they couldn't understand the way she showed her emotions, and she later describes to Starlight feeling alienated from other ponies.

Limestone Pie is The Boss, she thinks very practically and says exactly what she's thinking, so it's a good thing she mostly spends time with her family members who know she isn't trying to be mean.

Igneous Rock and Cloudy Quartz are overly formal because that's how they were brought up, and as far a they know, those are the rules to politeness forever. The grammar rules and inflection they use may be a different set than other ponies are used to, but until being told otherwise, you can bet they will follow their own rules to a tee.

It is unclear to me whether Marble Pie is nonverbal or mute or semiverbal or simply doesn't want to soak that often, but it is clear that , despite liking to be around other ponies, she leaves the bulk of the work in the realm of social interaction for her sisters.

[aaccultureis]

wordmojis/emojis, custom cards (printed out with phrases), sign languages, AAC programs such as cboard AAC, text to speech, physical boards.

Reblog this post with information on ANY AAC resources <3

Apps, boards, cards, etc

[semiverbal-culture-is]

Semiverbal vs Semispeaking?

I've heard some people on tumblr using the term semispeaking instead of semiverbal. Same with nonspeaking.

I've never heard it offline though, so I want to know what term is preferred by most.

I've heard people say that -verbal implies nonthinking/semithinking, which I do not agree with. To verbalize is to express as words. It means just the same -speaking in my opinion.

So, semiverbal/semispeaking people,

Also to clarify, whatever term you choose to use for yourself I will respect and semispeaking people are completely welcome on this blog. Just what to see what most people prefer.

(like person first vs identity first language, most prefer autistic person but I respect anyone who uses person with autism for themself)

[aaccultureis]

AAC culture is getting annoyed when people say things like AAC & TTS. Text to speech Is AAC!! it very much is! what they mean is most likely symbol based AAC! important! But not the only thing called AAC! Please stop I'm losing my mind over here

^^

[ghxst-system]

Welcome - We're the Forest Collective

This post contains our Do Not Follow , Before You Follow and some extra info about us bellow the cut

Collective Terms + Identities:

Forest , Xi/They/Wolf/Howl , Transmasculine

Therian + Otherkin (Primarily Wolfkin + Wolf theriotype , but we also identify with ragdoll cats, bunnies, and several others)

Punk , Cripplepunk / Cpunk

Collectively we are situational mute (do NOT call us selective mute) and predominantly semiverbal

(we have several masked verbal alters who communicate for us verbally when necessary, but we are considered semiverbal)

We interchangeably use parts , headmates and alter language and mainly use We/Us when talking about us.

We are intersex.

Get blocked (DNI):

Antisemitic, homophobic / transphobic, TERFs/SWERFs, racist, ableist, fatphobic, zionists etc

Non-traumagen "systems" + supporters/neutrals (endo, willo, etc) OR culturally appropriate closed practices

Pro/neu contact paras, radqueers and transIDs fuck off

If you reduce introjects to their source / blacklist certain sourced introjects (wtf is wrong with you)

If you don't know how to actually tag and TW things you're getting blocked

If you don't follow your own DNI

Anti contradictory labels - you are literally so intersexist and transphobic.

If you cannot tell the difference between real values and FICTION

Before You Follow:

If you stigmatise cluster B PDs by promoting the myth of "narcissist abuse"

Perisex but use Intergender or think you can transition to be intersex

Do not use complexity labels on us

We are physically disabled and use mobility aids

We often lose the ability to speak or communicate coherently as well as the ability to advocate for ourselves

We will block you if you actively post / reblog about our triggers

We are bodily intersex and will not tolerate intersexism of any kind.

Posts / reblogs tagged with: "dir post 🧂" or "dir reblog 🧂" are directed at our syspartner

Anons and asks will be tagged with:

"🌳 forest.chats"

Random rambles unrelated to our usual posts will be tagged with:

"🌳forest rambles.exe"

We have survived RAMCOA , Programming and TBMC and post about it (tagged with appropriate warnings)

Our Disorders:

AuDHD , Dyslexia , Speech disorders (stutter, situational mute, semiverbal), Tourettes

Agoraphobia, C-PTSD, Polyfrag DID

Cluster B PDs: BPD, HPD, NPD

Cluster C PD: DPD

OCD, DPDR, Pica, ARFID, Anxiety + Depression

We are visually impaired with VSS (currently looking for more Dx that may explain our vision)

POTS, FND, Hypermobile EDS, Fibro

Our Collective Pronouns page:

(this also contains links to other headmates pronouns pages)

[plural-culture-is]

GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) plural culture is a new headmate being in front and having a panic attack, and because they don't know how to handle the body's panic attacks, we split. somehow, the newbie is blind in headspace? and they're nonverbal*, too. so now whenever they front--which has happened twice already since they came into existence yesterday--they keep the body's eyes closed because they don't like the idea of being able to see when they're blind. we also can't help them choose a name because they're nonverbal. they also won't show themself in headspace yet, so we can't tell if they do or don't like the name ideas we have for them.

(*we're autistic, the body is collectively semiverbal, and the main host has speech loss episodes. but we've never had a nonverbal alter---until now.)

being plural is so whack sometimes.

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[sophieinwonderland]

u have a v distinct way of doing things and i am v aware of it so i play by ur methods. i will take this excessively diplomatically so no one can possibly misconstrue my words

i made the original post ab this whole thing. in spite of having been labeled as anti endo (and a singlet for some reason) i’m not rly. i have been involved in the plural community long before my DID dx and my last bf was a veritbonder. i have seen the endo community from the inside and don’t have issues w it.

my problem is the disingenuous nature of many syscoursers, and you are not excluded from this. i could do the same thing as you have done and explain why i think PNES should just be called regular seizures and they’re exactly the same now. there are many sources where they have been called seizures for years and years. but language changes, and i know you know this. it is one of your whole arguments as to why you are for the use of tulpa. to you, that word means something different than its origins.

to me, as a bodily semiverbal person, these terms mean something different. these words have evolved within the community that they were applied to. the system community, both endogenic and traumagenic, is dissociated (ha) from the semi/nonverbal community at large. you don’t know how we use these words because you literally do not participate in our community or culture. just like someone who commented on one of your other posts said, this is exactly like when verbal autistics who lose speech insist that saying “go nonverbal” doesn’t hurt nonverbal people.

as i said in my original post, and yet people somehow become unable to read for one sentence, if one headmate fronts for a significant amount of time that you could be considered semiverbal as one body, then you can do that. you are very disingenuous with your “bodily experiences” post, even though i am very sure you understand what people mean by that. my entire body regardless of any headmate fronting will always be semiverbal or nonverbal as my brain damage progresses. i use these words to tell people that as a body i cannot speak how you speak. if i had some headmates that couldn’t talk i would just say that. those specific ones can’t talk. my body is verbal overall.

if you go into our communities, we will hear you say “i am nonverbal” and will assume that your body does not and cannot speak. we will defer to you and seek to uplift your voice as one of the most disabled members of our society. our community is based around intersectionality and understanding that there are people more disabled than you. it is the job of verbal people to listen to me, and it is my job to listen to nonverbal people.

if you use these terms just for yourself. just between you and your therapist. between you and your friends. then no, it doesn’t matter. it was never about that. it is about the community and community implications of people who are objectively less disabled taking a word for people who are more so.

headmates can be people, they can do that, but a single body exists. you can’t just ignore that. i don’t become white when my white headmate fronts. i don’t gain the ability to walk unaided when abled headmates front. i don’t become less disabled in any way. i don’t become verbal.

and if you want to counter with abled systems can have alters that can’t walk, because i know you just want to, we don’t call it paralysis. we call it functional, somatic, or psychogenic paralysis. it works differently in the body just the same. you can’t insert yourself into semi/nonverbal spaces any more than you can insert yourself into a SCI support group.

i could do the same thing as you have done and explain why i think PNES should just be called regular seizures and they’re exactly the same now. there are many sources where they have been called seizures for years and years. but language changes, and i know you know this.

I'm already lost...

Is there some sort of discourse claiming that you can't call psychogenic non-epileptic seizures... seizures?

and if you want to counter with abled systems can have alters that can’t walk, because i know you just want to, we don’t call it paralysis. we call it functional, somatic, or psychogenic paralysis.

Or that psychogenic paralysis isn't a valid type of paralysis?

The cause may be different, but there are a ton of different causes for various conditions.

Someone blinded by an eye disease is blind. Someone blinded by their eyes being physically damaged is blind. Someone who experiences psychogenic blindness is blind.

Likewise, psychogenic paralysis IS paralysis. And a psychogenic non-epileptic seizure IS a seizure. You can add a qualifier to that... but it's not necessary.

if you go into our communities, we will hear you say “i am nonverbal” and will assume that your body does not and cannot speak.

That could be a fair assumption with no context. Although I... frankly doubt this happens often, or is a mistake that lasts long without being corrected.

If someone hears me say "I'm a cis woman" without context, I'm sure they would wrongfully assume I mean that the body is AFAB.

Obviously, it's important to try to mitigate miscommunications like these. But I assume that if you're dealing with a system with nonverbal headmates, you'll realize shortly the error. Unless that nonverbal headmate is the host or is otherwise fronting all or most of the time, in which case... maybe the miscommunication isn't as important as you think it is. 🤷‍♀️

our community is based around intersectionality and understanding that there are people more disabled than you. it is the job of verbal people to listen to me, and it is my job to listen to nonverbal people.

And this, I think is a mistake. At least when taken to the extremes I see here.

First... I'm really not comfortable with the idea of "more disabled" here. Sure, you can kind of apply this in specific contexts to try to say recurrent symptoms aren't as bad because they don't happen as often... but having your legs randomly give out while crossing the street might be more harmful than being a fulltime wheelchair user who wouldn't have been in that situation.

I'm also not comfortable with this thought in this specific case as it suggests that the nonverbal singlet is "more disabled" than the traumagenic DID system with severe memory loss and c-PTSD who has nonverbal headmates, and therefore gets a right to police their terms.

But let's say for the sake of argument this has merit and DID systems with nonverbal headmates are "less disabled" than nonverbal singlets:

Yes, you should absolutely listen to people with disabilities. Especially severe ones. But...

Dysphoric transgender people are technically more disabled (in that specific context) than non-dysphoric ones.

The same logic you're using could just as easily be used to support transmedicalists over non-dysphoric transgender people. Actually, the same logic HAS been used this way. Repeatedly. It's one of the main talking points employed by transmeds to garner sympathy.

There HAS to be more critical thought put into these issues than just "listen to the most disabled people in the room," which in this context really feels more like "accept what the most vocal members of a group say on a given platform without question."

This is also the logic sysmeds use against endogenic and non-disordered systems.

"We're disabled trauma survivors, so therefore you're supposed to listen to us when we claim this other marginalized group of people aren't real and their experiences aren't valid, and they aren't allowed to use terms we claim are ours regardless of whether those terms originally were or not. If you disagree with us then you're ableist."

We cannot afford to normalize this sort of exclusionism and gatekeeping.

[pda-culture-is]

About Blog

Welcome to pda-culture-is!

Inspired from other culture blogs such as @autism-culture-is @ndcultureis @cluster-b-culture-is @narcissisticpdcultureis and more!

This blog is for autistics with Pathological Demmand Avoidance to share their experiences.

Examples of starting off an ask:

PDA culture is

Autistic PDA culture is

PDA + (other disorders) culture is

Questioning PDA culture is

Informed self diagnosis is accepted here, even if you don't plan on getting a professional diagnosis

DNI

basic dni (racism, sexism, ableism, queerphobia, fatphobia, ect.)

transmeds, TERFs, exlusionists, transID

anyone who demonizes stigmatized disorders, believes in "narcissistic abuse", participates in "cringe culture", misuse terms such as intrusive thoughts, narcissist, sociopath, delusional ect.

pro-contact/anti-consent harmful paras

NSFW blogs, ED or SH blogs unless they are based on recovery

anti-self-dx

Other things to add:

don't say "going nonverbal/semiverbal" as they are pernament states, what you can use instead is verbal shutdown or speech loss

you can swear in asks but don't use slurs

in the case your ask mentions abuse, ableism, ed, s/h, suicide or anything of the like, its appreciated if you put a warning on top. we tag with both "(x) tw" and "tw (x)" just in case

in case you send an image with text, it is appreaciated if you add an image description if able

you can also add signatures (emojis, names), we'll keep track of them

we're open to questions but it is unsure wether we can answer

hate messages will be ignored and deleted

About Admin

Collective Info: Dave, he/they/it, Transmasc Non-Binary AroAce

We're a DID system with NPD, BPD, and of course Autism hence this blog. We won't be sharing much about us.

Our stance on syscourse doesn't matter on this blog so anyone can send in questions and interact