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Non-verbal

I'm too verbal. Everyone will hate me soon. But if people didn't give me problems then I wouldn't have the anxiety I need to verbalise.
 
Depends how you are defining not quite verbal. I certainly have the ability to speak. There are a lot of situations where I don't speak. Generally when I am around more than 2 or 3 people, or even 1 talkative person, I don't speak unless I am asked a specific question. Even then, I try to speak as minimally as I can to answer their question. On the other hand, in one to one situations, if the other person has expressed an interest in one of my fixations, I can go on and on ad nauseum.
 
l find as l get older, l want to talk less to people. And l tend to isolate more, like l sat in the car instead of the doctors office today, just too busy, and people are passing flu around, no thanks.
 
Only if I'm in a partial shutdown because someone was screaming at me or bullying or when I have to manage to stay quiet to keep from angering my Dad but generally no. I tend to have the "ADHD motor mouth" which is kinda the opposite problem. I am also quiet when hyperfocus mode is on.
 
It was confirmed at my diagnosis that I am non-verbal in specific situations. I'm still working out all the specifics for myself, when to use a tablet, when to use cards or wear a lanyard, what wording to use and the best ways of explaining and describing my specific challenges to people.
 
Anyone here not quite verbal?
In real life, I used to be very verbal.
I used to go to strangers in the supermarket and joke with them, in addition to talking about autism.
At one point, I viewed myself as an Autistic Ambassador. <chuckle>

While I am not non-verbal, I am very restrictive on what I do say in RL, these days.
Life is much simpler that way. :cool:
 
It was confirmed at my diagnosis that I am non-verbal in specific situations. I'm still working out all the specifics for myself, when to use a tablet, when to use cards or wear a lanyard, what wording to use and the best ways of explaining and describing my specific challenges to people.
Gestures and/or basic sign language work for me so far. I could write if it was needed, but it seems like usually it's not.
 
On the other hand, in one to one situations, if the other person has expressed an interest in one of my fixations, I can go on and on ad nauseum.
I don't want to diminish your uniqueness/individuality...

However...;)
I think this is pretty typical in the autistic community.
I am the same.
 
Only if I'm in a partial shutdown because someone was screaming at me or bullying or when I have to manage to stay quiet to keep from angering my Dad but generally no.

When I get EXTREMELY tired, I can sometimes not finish talking in mid-sentence and walk away, muttering I need sleep.

I tend to have the "ADHD motor mouth" which is kinda the opposite problem. I am also quiet when hyperfocus mode is on.
Same.
But I am better at keeping the "motor" in neutral, these days. 🏍️
 
Both picutres and words? No. Just pictures most of the time.
So no inner dialog I suppose? Hard to imagine life without it. Though maybe it wouldn't keep me up at night so much without it.🤔
I do picture things as well, though the images are not always clear or complete.
 

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