#language difficulties

Anyway here's a sneak peek for those interested, it's a random segment that I thought was somewhat comprehensible without context.

I call this one Ballister Has Brain Trauma and Ambrosius Wants to Beat the Ever Loving Shit Out of Thoddeus Sureblade. (A working title)

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"Do you understand what I'm saying to you, love?"

Ballister nodded. Ambrosius squeezed him. "Good. So you understand how much I love you? And that you're safe and okay and I won't let anything happen to you?" Ballister nodded again.

Ambrosius smiled at him. "Good. Can you tell me your name?"

Ballister looked at him and blinked. "B.. Bal."

"Mhm, good. Your nickname is Bal. Do you know what your full name is and just are having trouble saying it?"

Ballister nodded. Ambrosius kissed his forehead. "Okay, good. Do you know where we are?"

"Couch. Home."

Ambrosius grinned at him and cupped his cheek. "Good job, love. That's exactly right. And do you know what happened to you?"

Ballister squinted. "No.."

Ambrosius nodded. "You had a seizure, but it's okay. You realized it was happening, we took off your arm, and it lasted for a minute and fourteen seconds, and then it stopped and now you're okay. Are you having any trouble breathing?"

He shook his head. "No."

"Good. I bet you're really tired, right?"

"Mhm."

"I know, babe. Why don't we cuddle for a little while, and you can rest with me until you're ready to get dressed for bed?"

Ballister's eyes fluttered shut. "You'll be here?"

"Of course. Always. I'll always be here to keep you safe."

EVEN IF the person doing the misinterpretation is abled and neurotypical, you are showing language and socially impaired folk seeing you do this that it isn't safe to make a mistake. EVEN IF you would be nicer to those of us with impairment, it doesn't matter because of how you display your frustration. It shows that you'd be a bully to someone with language impairment if you didn't know that they were language impaired.

As a language impaired person, that's even worse because you're effectively saying if someone can't self advocate(re: communicate) well enough and tell you that they have this problem, they won't get your understanding. I shouldn't have to tell you why that's fucked.

It literally costs nothing to just fucking say "hey you misinterpreted this and it upsets me, here's why, please don't do it again." Instead of "omfg you're so STUPID this post isn't about what you think it is you STUPID IDIOT"

Like do y'all fucking hear yourselves????? Are we really committed to fighting internalized ablism? Really??

(I point at my husband and then in the direction I want him to go during this.)

“- uh - - HUSBAND! Could you go to The Downstairs to - - get the bread from the - - 

“[fridge?] - -

“ - - “

(He’s waiting patiently.)

“ - - FREEZER! Please!”

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