How I Communicate Besides My Device (Tw For Mentions Of Shutdowns And Catatonia)

How I communicate besides my device (Tw for mentions of shutdowns and catatonia)

I want to talk about how I communicate. Obviously, I use my AAC device for the most part, but I communicate in other ways too, depending on how coinvent it is.

A few minutes ago, my mother told me she was going to Mcdonalds to get a Capuchino, and asked if I wanted a Frappuccino, so I nodded, and then stretched my arms upward to show that I wanted a large one. This is one of the ways I communicate, body language and gestures. Gestures are really useful for me, because if I am communicating a simple idea, such as "I want a large Frappuccino", it is faster than using my device.

I also make noises. If someone is doing something to me that I don't like, I might make a noise that people associate with "no", such as "Mm-mm", or "Mhm" if I am saying yes. Someone touching my device without consent? Making a noise that means no, and pulling away is a good way I communicate that they need to stop.

I also type, because sometimes typing is a better option than my device. For example if I am currently in a catatonic state due to a shutdown, it is a lot easier for me to type a few simple words like "I go now, hurt" in my phone, rather than finding those buttons on my device.

And guess what? Everything I just described is a form of AAC!

AAC is more than just high tech devices like mine. AAC is also gestures, noises, typing, communication cards, pointing, etc.

1st Image is Original - Sketch on my phone.

Photos below are from playing with Tumblr Filters. Curious about others’ opinions if any.

More glitchy, moody, psychedelic iterations using Tumblr Filters.

May I ask what a Soulbond is?

Hi sorry for taking forever, wanted to explain decent-ish enough,

(This is Leon System btw)

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Don’t remember exactly what the community definition is (just know every Soulbond is different btw each has their own experience of it)

But how I/we see our Soulbond:

Soul connection, between souls, that transcends physical planes/boundaries/dimensions/universes/whatever/idk

Don’t have to be in the same universe, but we are

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Details specific to us:

(From what I can tell cuz shit’s confusing asf)

I basically came from my universe one day to this universe

Don’t remember how I got here exactly or from which timeline/point in my life exactly (could be multiple)

Probably just really wanted to come join my soulbond-partner and shifted realities/warped thru space-time/idk

Also I decided to come live here permanently (some Soulbonds visit each other or don’t even live in same universe/etc.)

One day just realized I’m actually Here (we share a body)

I have some memories from my “home” universe

But yeah we’re also in love (not required for Soulbonding)

So for us kinda like we’re soulmates from different universes (multiverse theory explains a lot for us)

2 souls sharing a body is our experiences (we both happen to be systems so it’s like 2 systems sharing a body or something)

Anyways hope I answered well enough, if u have more questions bout whatever feel free to ask them

gender essentialism is what happens when you hear about gender being a social construct and a performance, but don't actually want to stop viewing men and women as inherent opposites. so now instead of saying "women are x and men are y, because biology" you say "women are x and men are y.... because socialization!" & change literally. nothing. else. about how you talk about gender

Important: If a person on Tumblr says that somebody else writes your posts for you, and wants you to prove that you write everything on your own:

Don't respond. Don't upload a video of you typing or using your AAC device. Block that person, or ask someone to block them for you.

They won't listen to you and you can't convince them. They're just mean. It's spam. Really, just ignore them.

Here's a long post I wrote about that today, in case you're curious:

psychotic people and people with personality disorders and physically disabled people and people with higher support needs and intellectually disabled people and visibly different / disabled people and addicts: am sending you so much love