Is there anyone on this board who is non-verbal?

[Molly]

@isthisreallife my 'interesting' communication is a lot like yours which can be very awkward at times - glad it's not just me who has long pauses, incomplete sentences, mispronunciation and lol, making up language.

Babbling a lot is my specialty.

 

[Section_Eight]

I couldn't say!

 

[Chance]

I'm mostly non-verbal. I will speak when spoken too, but often I have no want to speak.

I get embarrassed because my head out thinks my mouth and I have mild Tourettes where my words just get stuck, or I drag them out... Makes me sound like an idiot.

My dog is basically my best friend... I relate to a mass of what is said here.

Typing and sharing on here is a blessing... I say (type) what I think maybe even too much, but I'm thankful to have a way to express what I hold inside in the "real world" and to be around others who basically have stuff in common with that...

Good post thanks

 

[Mia]

Interesting everybody, as I often find it quite difficult to speak in demanding situations. In which someone is asking me a question, or during a phone call, especially if I'm not prepared for it, like first thing in the morning. It's like sieving mud up with my mouth, and the words come out almost slurred and slow and measured. My father was the same, and often pointed at things that he wanted during meals.

And come to think of it, early morning is when I had the most meltdowns and tantrums as a child. When people tried to talk to me.

 

[Lanastei]

I do talk a lot, so I don't know if that counts. For me, the more stressed I get the more words seem to disappear, so often I cannot exactly tell others what I would like to tell them. Even if I'm calm it feels as though a large part of my vocabulary is inexistent. Most people still understand what I'm saying tough, or at least those that know me a bit.

On the other hand, when I can write things down, it's as if I suddenly unlock all those words, hidden away somewhere, and can freely choose between them and say/type precisely what I want to say/type, whilst not needing a substantial amount of time to think about it.

But as I said/wrote, I can still talk to people without much difficulties, so don't know if it's relevant