Guy at the corner store: its my favorite nonspeaker youre looking great this morning maam
Me:
Me:
July 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Guy at the corner store: its my favorite nonspeaker youre looking great this morning maam
Me:
Me:
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
@nonspeakerlibrary · Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library
Welcome! This is my collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, research and everything else by and about nonspeaking people, and others with communication disabilities. Because our work and our lives…
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April 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
@nonspeakerlibrary · Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library
Welcome! This is my collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, research and everything else by and about nonspeaking people, and others with communication disabilities. Because our work and our lives…
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May 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
Before she learned to spell, no SLP factored in Nina's motor differences. "This blind spot is frequently encountered, even though autistic individuals often rely on support to help with sensory, motor, attention, and self-regulatory needs." By Debra Brause.
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/ps...
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/ps...
Nina: A Nonspeaker Who Found Her Voice
Nina Meehan, an autistic nonspeaker, was locked in silence for her first 16 years until she learned a method called spelling to communicate.
www.psychologytoday.com
May 27, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Before she learned to spell, no SLP factored in Nina's motor differences. "This blind spot is frequently encountered, even though autistic individuals often rely on support to help with sensory, motor, attention, and self-regulatory needs." By Debra Brause.
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/ps...
www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/ps...
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities.
@nonspeakerlibrary · Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library
Welcome! This is my collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, research and everything else by and about nonspeaking people, and others with communication disabilities. Because our work and our lives…
www.tumblr.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities.
I love this story so much, from my Journal Sentinel colleague Piet Levy. www.jsonline.com/story/entert...
How my teenage son, a nonspeaker with autism, became a radio host on SiriusXM The Beatles Channel
Aiden Levy, 14, is a nonspeaker with autism and apraxia. He found a way to communicate, becoming the youngest host ever on SiriusXM's Beatles Channel.
www.jsonline.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I love this story so much, from my Journal Sentinel colleague Piet Levy. www.jsonline.com/story/entert...
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities.
@nonspeakerlibrary · Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library
Welcome! This is my collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, research and everything else by and about nonspeaking people, and others with communication disabilities. Because our work and our lives…
www.tumblr.com
April 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities.
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
@nonspeakerlibrary · Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library
Welcome! This is my collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, research and everything else by and about nonspeaking people, and others with communication disabilities. Because our work and our lives…
www.tumblr.com
May 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
@nonspeakerlibrary · Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library
Welcome! This is my collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, research and everything else by and about nonspeaking people, and others with communication disabilities. Because our work and our lives…
www.tumblr.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
@nonspeakerlibrary · Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library
Welcome! This is my collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, research and everything else by and about nonspeaking people, and others with communication disabilities. Because our work and our lives…
www.tumblr.com
May 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Check out Lavender’s Nonspeaker Library — it is a collection of posts, writing, art, poetry, researcher, and more by and about nonspeaking people and people with communication disabilities. www.tumblr.com/nonspeakerli...
On those "Telepathy Tapes": Autistic nonspeaker Danny With Words wants to know why they are "gaining so much more attention than work driven & directed by nonspeaking autistic advocates. Do we need to be portrayed as supernatural beings to be interesting?"
www.facebook.com/dannywithwor... #autism
www.facebook.com/dannywithwor... #autism
Danny With Words
Dear Friends,
I am sharing my raw feelings about a controversial topic. Some of you have asked me about it. I am not sure if it is wise to post this publicly. However, as you presumably respect me...
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January 28, 2025 at 11:49 PM
On those "Telepathy Tapes": Autistic nonspeaker Danny With Words wants to know why they are "gaining so much more attention than work driven & directed by nonspeaking autistic advocates. Do we need to be portrayed as supernatural beings to be interesting?"
www.facebook.com/dannywithwor... #autism
www.facebook.com/dannywithwor... #autism
I am formerly nonspeaking, now mostly speaking
it strikes me, every time I read an article like this, how they never ask a single goddamn nonspeaker for input, just our parents
our challenges are not framed from OUR perspective; we are always portrayed as a burden, nothing more
it strikes me, every time I read an article like this, how they never ask a single goddamn nonspeaker for input, just our parents
our challenges are not framed from OUR perspective; we are always portrayed as a burden, nothing more
Azeen Ghorayshi at the NYT has moved on from going after trans people and is now pushing the leasing question that autism diagnoses are too common because of its expansion of it to a spectrum.
archive.ph/Whji1
archive.ph/Whji1
October 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I am formerly nonspeaking, now mostly speaking
it strikes me, every time I read an article like this, how they never ask a single goddamn nonspeaker for input, just our parents
our challenges are not framed from OUR perspective; we are always portrayed as a burden, nothing more
it strikes me, every time I read an article like this, how they never ask a single goddamn nonspeaker for input, just our parents
our challenges are not framed from OUR perspective; we are always portrayed as a burden, nothing more
Acquaintance: What do you think of "The Telepathy Tapes?"
Me:
#ADHD #autistic #audhd #neurodivergent #ableism #ableist #speech #speechtherapy #speechlanguagepathologist #speechpathology #SLP #slplife #AAC #nonspeaker
Me:
#ADHD #autistic #audhd #neurodivergent #ableism #ableist #speech #speechtherapy #speechlanguagepathologist #speechpathology #SLP #slplife #AAC #nonspeaker
January 8, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Acquaintance: What do you think of "The Telepathy Tapes?"
Me:
#ADHD #autistic #audhd #neurodivergent #ableism #ableist #speech #speechtherapy #speechlanguagepathologist #speechpathology #SLP #slplife #AAC #nonspeaker
Me:
#ADHD #autistic #audhd #neurodivergent #ableism #ableist #speech #speechtherapy #speechlanguagepathologist #speechpathology #SLP #slplife #AAC #nonspeaker
A list of links to blogs, YouTube channels, etc by
spellers and non-speakers. Looks interesting. We need to listen more to this part of the autistic community.
neuroclastic.com/directory-of...
spellers and non-speakers. Looks interesting. We need to listen more to this part of the autistic community.
neuroclastic.com/directory-of...
Directory of NonSpeaker Pages, Blogs, & Media
Non-Speaker and Speller Links Preamble Who is a NonSpeaker?A NonSpeaker is a person who cannot use speech in a reliable or fluent way and includes people with no speech, those with minimal speech, …
neuroclastic.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:46 PM
A list of links to blogs, YouTube channels, etc by
spellers and non-speakers. Looks interesting. We need to listen more to this part of the autistic community.
neuroclastic.com/directory-of...
spellers and non-speakers. Looks interesting. We need to listen more to this part of the autistic community.
neuroclastic.com/directory-of...
It always annoying and is a big imputus to start y comprehensive nonspeaker library project and hopefully spread it around to places where speaking autistic people are.
November 26, 2024 at 9:40 PM
It always annoying and is a big imputus to start y comprehensive nonspeaker library project and hopefully spread it around to places where speaking autistic people are.
This is amazing: they also offer free online teaching to type for nonspeakers all over the world 🍀❤️
October 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
This is amazing: they also offer free online teaching to type for nonspeakers all over the world 🍀❤️
The #1 NYT Bestseller: A DAY WITH NO WORDS by Tiffany Hammond, illustrated by me, pub by Bloomsbury IS BACK ON THE SHELVES!!! 💜
#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #BlackBoyJoy #autism #nonspeaker #actuallyautistic #bookposse #diversebooks #disability #inclusion
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #BlackBoyJoy #autism #nonspeaker #actuallyautistic #bookposse #diversebooks #disability #inclusion
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The #1 NYT Bestseller: A DAY WITH NO WORDS by Tiffany Hammond, illustrated by me, pub by Bloomsbury IS BACK ON THE SHELVES!!! 💜
#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #BlackBoyJoy #autism #nonspeaker #actuallyautistic #bookposse #diversebooks #disability #inclusion
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #BlackBoyJoy #autism #nonspeaker #actuallyautistic #bookposse #diversebooks #disability #inclusion
@eastwestlit.bsky.social
This is an amazing achievement.
He's a role model for other nonspeaking autistic young people, whose abilities are often vastly underestimated.
Every nonspeaker deserves robust communication tools (AAC) and the right support to use them. In the UK, parents face a real fight to get this in place.
He's a role model for other nonspeaking autistic young people, whose abilities are often vastly underestimated.
Every nonspeaker deserves robust communication tools (AAC) and the right support to use them. In the UK, parents face a real fight to get this in place.
August 14, 2024 at 9:11 PM
This is an amazing achievement.
He's a role model for other nonspeaking autistic young people, whose abilities are often vastly underestimated.
Every nonspeaker deserves robust communication tools (AAC) and the right support to use them. In the UK, parents face a real fight to get this in place.
He's a role model for other nonspeaking autistic young people, whose abilities are often vastly underestimated.
Every nonspeaker deserves robust communication tools (AAC) and the right support to use them. In the UK, parents face a real fight to get this in place.
Timothy HoYuan Chan is an autistic nonspeaker and PhD candidate. In this article, he debunks 3 common myths about nonspeaking autistic people and explains why they’re wrong.
I’m autistic and don’t speak. Here’s what I want you to know
There are lots of myths about autistic people who don’t talk. Here are three and why they’re so wrong.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Timothy HoYuan Chan is an autistic nonspeaker and PhD candidate. In this article, he debunks 3 common myths about nonspeaking autistic people and explains why they’re wrong.
Love Letters is the first musical play written by an autistic nonspeaker. Its author, 19-year-old award-winning poet, Sofia Ghassaei, has difficulty controlling her speech and body movements due to apraxia.
March 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Love Letters is the first musical play written by an autistic nonspeaker. Its author, 19-year-old award-winning poet, Sofia Ghassaei, has difficulty controlling her speech and body movements due to apraxia.
Welcome our new Board Treasurer, Shubha Balabaer! They are a #DisabilityAdvocate, social & racial justice activist, & parent to a #nonspeaker. They help other parents connect to a broader #DisabilityJustice movement & ways of disability-centered parenting. lnk.to/shubha
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May 9, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Welcome our new Board Treasurer, Shubha Balabaer! They are a #DisabilityAdvocate, social & racial justice activist, & parent to a #nonspeaker. They help other parents connect to a broader #DisabilityJustice movement & ways of disability-centered parenting. lnk.to/shubha
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Love these "Nonspeaking, very verbal" t-shirts from Danny With Words! If you are able to buy one, you'll be busting stereotypes and supporting a cool person.
"Nonspeaking, Very Verbal" Shirts | Bonfire
We have so many words - we are not nonverbal! . Share your nonspeaker pride and educate the world about the need to presume competence! Designed by me, Danny Whitty of...
www.bonfire.com
January 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Love these "Nonspeaking, very verbal" t-shirts from Danny With Words! If you are able to buy one, you'll be busting stereotypes and supporting a cool person.
I took my 12yr old nonspeaking daughter to a nature reserve yesterday. She's not a birdwatcher, but I am.
When we got back, I asked her what she thought of our visit.
She typed "absolutely avian".
Every nonspeaker deserves robust AAC and the right support to use it. Why is the UK so far behind?
When we got back, I asked her what she thought of our visit.
She typed "absolutely avian".
Every nonspeaker deserves robust AAC and the right support to use it. Why is the UK so far behind?
magazine.utoronto.ca/research-ide...
As someone who couldn't use speech (mouth-words) for social communication for the first ten years of life, and am still semi-speaking, this is so worth the time to read.
How much 'behaviour' is boredom & frustration from low expectations, & lack of AAC?
As someone who couldn't use speech (mouth-words) for social communication for the first ten years of life, and am still semi-speaking, this is so worth the time to read.
How much 'behaviour' is boredom & frustration from low expectations, & lack of AAC?
When Words Won’t Cooperate - University of Toronto Magazine
Psychology professor Morgan Barense aims to crack the mystery of non-speaking autism Read More
magazine.utoronto.ca
January 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I took my 12yr old nonspeaking daughter to a nature reserve yesterday. She's not a birdwatcher, but I am.
When we got back, I asked her what she thought of our visit.
She typed "absolutely avian".
Every nonspeaker deserves robust AAC and the right support to use it. Why is the UK so far behind?
When we got back, I asked her what she thought of our visit.
She typed "absolutely avian".
Every nonspeaker deserves robust AAC and the right support to use it. Why is the UK so far behind?
I wish phones would detect when you’re home and default to speaker, but switch to nonspeaker everywhere else
August 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I wish phones would detect when you’re home and default to speaker, but switch to nonspeaker everywhere else