#speech struggles

I know this is probably horrible, but I can’t help but feel jealous of those who don’t need it to just get words out. For their mouth to work. It’s hard to be someone that feels like they have a brain and mouth disconnect. To have words that won’t come out so you HAD to get AAC.

you mentioned that speech gets worse/harder with no discernible reason. was wondering if when speech got worse, did it happen consistently? i have had a lot of things i worry might be regression but there is not much info i can find. with speech, it has overall gotten harder (at all times) and i feel like it is declining in general but i also have episodes where it is a lot worse and later returns to what it was before (before episode not before speech started getting worse).

i am wondering if you had anything like this. if not don't worry that's ok!! just curious

your blog is very helpful thank you very much have a nice day :]

/genuine question /not forcing

Hey! Thank you for the ask. For me, my speech has consistently gotten worse, however I do feel like I’ve had episodes where my speech is worse some days and better other days, however I do also believe I have an undiagnosed speech disorder that makes this the case aswell. The difference is that even on my good days I still struggle with speech.

Regression is complicated, and different for each person from my understanding. The big thing about regression is just as it sounds, you’re regressing in a skill(s). I’d also talk with your doctor if you’re able too, regression with autism can happen, but it’s best to check that something else isn’t happening just to be safe.

But yes, for me speech has overall gotten harder and I’m now very very inconsistent with my speech and struggle a lot. It’s been hard accepting it since I was fairly verbal before and it just continues to get worse for me.