that’s cool that’s okay that’s not okay wow nice okay fine sure maybe definitely probably I guess I don’t know I’m not sure

love like hate dislike don’t like I like this I don’t like this I’m not a fan favorite least favorite

run walk jump skip hop push pull crash spin hit kick stomp throw catch climb crawl roll stretch rest

do can can’t will won’t is are am was were be being been

a an the to from of in on at with without for about if because before after while

he she they him her them his hers their theirs himself herself theirself

you your yours yourself

I me my mine myself

we us our ours ourselves

this that these those here there

and or but so yet nor also

all none some many few more less enough too much not enough

yes no maybe I agree I disagree

who what where when why how

what’s up? how are you doing? how are you feeling? what do you think? is this okay? is that okay?

good morning good afternoon good evening good night hi hello bye see you later have a good day

excuse me excuse you please thank you you’re welcome sorry I’m sorry my bad

knock it off stop wait hold on slow down please speak slower lower your voice too loud too bright too much too many people too much information

it’s up to you can you choose for me please I can’t decide surprise me too many options I need options

what was that? I didn’t hear you what did you say? could you repeat that? can you rephrase that? can you explain? can you explain it simpler? can you summarize? can you elaborate?

that’s a slur that’s not okay that’s racist that’s sexist that’s ableist that’s homophobic that’s transphobic don’t talk about me that way

I’m proud of you great job good job nice work that’s interesting

I don’t feel like talking right now I’m having a verbal shutdown I can’t speak right now I’m nonverbal/semiverbal/verbalflux ect speech is hard for me I’m too tired to speak

verbal speech isn’t superior AAC doesn’t hinder verbal development AAC stands for alternative and augmentative communication AAC is for everyone that benefits from it I use AAC AAC helps me communicate

please don’t look at my screen please don’t touch my screen I’m still typing please be patient

frog capybara zebra lion hippo rhino dino meerkat fish dolphin shark turtle rat mouse dog cat hamster penguin fox wolf flamingo cow pig horse goat snake chicken rabbit squirrel bear deer bird bat

pet leash collar animal food animal brush litter box

I’m all done I want more can I have more please

this tastes good this tastes bad

I don’t want it I’m still hungry I’m not hungry I’m full

food I like drinks I like safe foods

spoon fork knife plate bowl

breakfast brunch lunch dinner snack dessert

phone iPad charger TV laptop gaming console video game video games I like

meds medicine mobility aids

my name is my age is my birthday is my diagnosis is my address is

favorite color favorite animal favorite food favorite drink favorite movie favorite genre

my verbality label my support needs my special interests things I like things I don’t like

dentist orthodontist doctor nurse therapist speech therapist occupational therapist physical therapist lawyer cashier mechanic artist singer comedian advocate social worker

door window wall ceiling floor

behind in front of beside next to on top of under over around between inside outside across

left right up down top bottom middle

tape glue hot glue gun stickers pen pencil marker crayon colored pencil scissors washi tape paper yarn string beads construction paper googly eyes pom poms glitter

home store restaurant zoo aquarium gym library school

I feel better I feel worse I feel the same I need to think I’ll let you know

bumpy soft rough smooth spiky sharp dull shiny fluffy

tall short big small wide thin thick

red orange yellow green blue purple pink white black grey brown peach tan beige silver gold rose gold

quiet loud bright dim

kind funny silly cute honest blunt annoying rude mean boring

think sleep shower get dressed brush teeth put on deodorant brush hair

talk listen know

go leave stay

eat drink want need

year month week day hour

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

today tomorrow yesterday later soon

Christmas Halloween Hanukkah Diwali Yule Easter Valentine’s Day

body parts clothes shoes jacket hoodie

you’re awesome you’re nice you’re cute you are beautiful you look awesome I missed you I love you

I’m in pain I’m okay I’m tired I’m bored I’m dizzy I’m hot I’m cold I’m thirsty I’m itchy

I’m hungry I’m overstimulated I’m understimulated I’m on my period

I’m not ready I feel sick I don’t feel good I feel okay

I feel happy I feel sad I feel anxious I feel overwhelmed I feel calm I feel scared I feel confused I feel excited I feel uncomfortable

I need a break I need space I need help I need rest I need time I need a distraction I need something to keep my hands busy

I want to go home I want to be alone I want my headphones I want my blanket I want a fidget I want my stuffy I want to swing

can I have Tylenol can I have a hug can I have a pad or tampon can I go to the bathroom

can you talk for me please don’t talk for me

where is the bathroom? where are we going? where can I sit?

what are we doing next? what is that? what should I do?

when are we leaving? when will it start? when can I go? when will you be done?

why is that happening? why can’t I go? why are we doing this? why not?

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like not even just in how people treat you the woobification of speech impediments (the way people use uwu speak as like a teehee funny thing its so adorable when people cant say "l"s and "r"s) people saying your voice sounds "cute" or assuming your speech problems imply developmental/intellectual disabilities

god forbid you do also have developmental or intellectual disabilities because then youre much more likely to have difficulties finding ways to express yourself around legitimate articulation difficulties

and if your speech impediment isnt the result of a developmental or intellectual disability the way people will instantly assume your actual mouth is lazy and slow

but even from the perspective of being in speech therapy in your teens and adults every single resource app flashcard or speech activities given to us all the way until 12th grade were geared towards actual children

i was talking to fucking talking tom less than a week away from graduation and reading from bright colorful flashcards with cartoon pictures in them

and the best representation non stutterers have in media are literal cartoon animals like looney toons or mickey mouse and friends

best case scenario is that randos on the street assume its an accent i definitely think aside from the autism part of why i overexplain everything and am very hyperverbal is also to compensate for my speech issues

the way that so much of participation in society hinges on peoples ability to clearly articulate themselves

the way your arguments are so often discounted and thrown aside if you cant perfectly articulate it

people genuinely take you less seriously if you have difficulty speaking

the implication that the way you speak naturally fundamentally needs to be trained out of you because its wrong and broken

and a lot of speech impediments are literally due to congenital mouth shape/nasal differences deafness or being hoh and are literally uncontrollable but will still be forced into taking years of speech therapy anyway or are the result of difficulties with esl and speech impediments are frequently given pretty insulting names

aside from the obvious ones like tongue tie or lazy tongue theyre often words that are specifically difficult for the person with the speech impediment to pronounce

even "stutter" is often difficult for people with stutters bc of the st sound the multiple t sounds close together followed closely by the er

rhotacism is the inability to say /r/ sounds and it LITERALLY starts with a hard /r/ sound

lisps often describe difficulties with /l/s and /s/s

slurred speech is difficulties with /s/s /l/s and /r/s and the r sound in slur is LITERALLY and /er/ sound one of the more difficult ones for people with speech impediments to pronounce

lambdacism is difficulty saying /l/ and it LITERALLY starts with an /l/

the way speech therapy is designed feels structurally cruel to the people it seeks to help and yet every speech pathologist ive ever met acts like theyre doing these poor dumb disabled kids a huge service and doing the lords work

the way in which i immediately dont trust anyone who says they want to go into speech pathology to not be condescending and ableist af

i was gonna put an option for two or more but no space. so if u have 2 pick the one that affects you the most