#verbalism

It's made me. So angry I shake. I still want to share it. It feels important to me that I share it.

Got home from the event. Proud of myself worked hard to go there and be outgoing and friendly and not get so upset by the table.

In a. Local server. Later that night.

Someone in there venting about how nobody likes her. Everyone hates her sees as object. Very understandable. I can relate I use a wheelchair I can't speak.

She says she. Knew she was a total outcast. Because "even the fucking mute girl" didn't talk to her. Not a girl.

Said more about. My communication system. 100% me.

Very upsetting. I remembered her. She made. Ableist comments. Was very self deprecating. Insulted venue and people. I cut her slack I figured she was having a difficult night. That's not a crime. Gave her grace. Helps to have kind people when you feel so bad.

Thought conversation was fine. Not my favorite of the night but. Didn't regret it. Could see myself being friends with her with time. Ableism was never. Malicious. Meant to be mean. All just. Inappropriate.

She talks so badly about me when she thinks I am not there.

Was very hurt. Shook last night shaking when I typed reply this morning.

I said that. "The fucking mute girl" isn't a girl and doesn't like being talked about that way.

I explained that I thought our conversation was nice but I definitely don't want to be her friend if this is how she talks about people behind their backs! Also pointed out how ableist it is to say these things in a way that implies being mute is bad. That I am at the bottom of the social ladder because I use my device to communicate.

People are. Defending me. This will not hit as hard as it would have years ago.

Disappointing but. I can understand now. Says so much more about her for saying these things than it says about me.

Alt Verbalism/Alternate Verbalism

Verbalism is an umbrella term in itself. However, most find themselves not fitting in todays terms of verbalism. Alternate verbalism goes off what is deemed to be hyper, semi, and/or non verbalism. An individual may identify with alt verbalism as a way of saying, "Hey, I don't fall under hyper/semi/non verbalism but instead something else."

Choice Verbalism/Chosen Verbalism

Some individuals may find themselves simply not wanting to talk. Rather it be for long periods of time, short periods, or anything in between. The individual may not have a reason, or a reason that isn't physically/anxiety related which thus goes under this term.

Restrained Verbalism/Strained Verbalism

Where one finds themselves not being able to speak at all. Regardless of reason. However, when the individual tries to speak, it's almost like their voice is being restrained (metaphorical). Where even when the individual tries their hardest to speak, they cannot at all.

Fatigare Verbalism/Fatiqué Verbalism/Fatigue Verbalism

Where ones fatigue affects their verbalism in anyway. Rather it be only speak rarely, short sentences, not speaking at all, using other ways to communicate, and more.

Pain Verbalism

Where it is either very painful for some to speak, or their pain makes them unable to speak at all, or most of the time. This could be due to many reasons like a physical disability or vocal chord damage, but it doesn't have to be. Also, it may be used when talking is emotionally painful.

Psy Verbalism/Psychosis Verbalism

Where one's psychosis affects their verbalism in any way. May lead to being completely nonverbal, sometimes speaking, making sounds or gestures, etc.

Clusteric Verbalism

Where ones verbalism is affected by the clusters ABC of personality disorders. Rather, it be dramatic speech, barely speaking, cluttered, verbalism that doesn't make sense, and more.

Mood Verbalism/Moodic Verbalism/Moidic Verbalism

It's a star! With an outline of a circle and a filled circle in the middle.

Each Point on the star represents:

Intersection of verbality; co-morbidity.

So, usually verbalism, altverbalism, and related could, and can be caused by disorders. Such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, autism, sensory disorder, ADHD, and a ton more. To represent the intersections of co-morbidities, I wanted to give the subject itself, it's own point. People forget that neurodevelopmental, sensory, physical, and mental disorders/disabilities can affect verbality in many ways.

Verbal, Verbalism, *Verbality* ; Speak, Speaking

The way one speaks, talks, and vocalizes words or sounds. This can range from alternate-verbalism/speaking, hyper-verbalism/speaking, semi-verbalism/speaking, non-verbalism/speaking, or undefined verbalism/speaking. As long as it goes off verbal-normatives or speaking-normatives, it will fit.

Lexic, Lexicon, Lexica

An inability, rather totally, partially, or undefined, to comprehend and understand vocabulary.

Scribal, Scribalism

An inability, rather totally, partially, or undefined, to write, or text using vocabulary.

AAC

So, AAC stands for Augmented and Alternate Communication. This includes any someone may communicate outside of speaking-normative ways. Rather it be using a text to speech app, buttons to text app, buttons to speech app, sign language, sounds, and a ton more! Rather, someone uses AAC or not, does NOT equate the worth and validity of someone who falls under the verbality umbrella.

When it comes to the circle, I personally added this for anyone who doesn't conform to verbality-normative. Rather it be using undefined to describe your verbality, not wanting to use AAC, not forcing yourself to talk, not wanting to mask, and/or a ton more! Generally includes any non-conforming individual who falls under the verbality umbrella.

ASCII : ✬

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Can also be called: Non-Normative Vocabulary flag

Basically, resemble the symbol found below via the link.

1st - Intersection

2nd - Verbalism

3rd - Lexic

4th - Scribal

5th - AAC

6th - Non-conformist to Verbality Normative

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Symbol

Stress Verbalism

Where ones stress affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be cluttered speech, barely speaking, or however one wishes to define it.

Impulsive Verbalism

Where ones impulsiveness, or ICD affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be being hyperverbal, restricted speech, or however the individual describes it.

Plural Verbalism/Pluric Verbalism

Where ones plurality affects their verbalism, and/or their berbalism fluctuates between headmate/alter/etc.

Paranoic Verbalism/Paranoid Verbalism

Where ones paranoia affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be complete shutdowns, restriction of speech, or something else.

Neurodivergence Verbalism

Where ones neurodivergence affects their verbalism in any way. This is more of a broader term. However, you can always replace neurodivergence with xyz disorder/disability and have the same definition.

Amistic Verbalism/ADHD Verbalism

Where ones Amism/ADHD affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be hyperverbalism, barely speaking, cluttered, or however the individual wishes to define it.

Intellectual Verbalism/ID Verbalism

Where ones are intellectual disorder/disability affects their verbalism in any way. From unable to form sentences, form words, barely speaking, or however the individual wishes to define it.

Dissociative Verbalism/Amnesiac Verbalism

Where ones dissociation and/or amnesia affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be from loss of vocabulary, barely speaking, repeating sentences, or however the individual describes it.

Motor Verbalism/Motoric Verbalism

Where one's motor disorder/disability affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be a stutter, disruption in sentences, barely speaking, or however one wishes to define it. [Motor disorders consist of Parkinsons, Tourettes, etc]

Lexic Verbalism

not an usual post for this blog but i finally had a good idea for a term to describe my language issues so...

-> voice null: when you lose your ability to speak or communicate in other ways, fully or partially; when you can't speak or communicate in other ways, fully or partially, temporarily or not.

this goes for speaking, typing, writing, communicating with images, body language, anything. "voice" can be switched for any other that's a better descriptor for the situation, like "type null", "write null", etc.

can be used as a verb, adjective, whatever. examples:

-> I'm going voice null.

-> I'm voice null.

this is not exclusive to any group of people, anyone can use this. meant this as an alternative to nonverbal and nonspeaking, as people often misuse those.

most alternatives i found can be long and hard to say for folks with language and speech difficulties, so wanted to make one that was short and easy

inspired by: this post (link) and this post (link)