Definately. My son is nonverbal but he gets his point across through PECs or augmentative devices. He is starting to talk again little by little so we'll see
It's good she did that video though as it quashes the misconception that 'LF' autistics can't think for themselves.
I'll bet they picked that up from the Wired story a couple of days ago.
Its still a lot more coverage then wired ever gets.
Never heard of her.
I never had either, but earthmonkey has some quotes attributed to her as his signature so I looked her up. She has several utube videos. Just google her name.
Time and time again I've said to my shrink "Sometimes I just can't talk", and always it's dismissed as "Elective Mutism", ie I'm choosing not to speak. How crap is that? Sometimes when I'm stressed/upset I just can't put my thoughts into words. Sometimes I just can't make my mouth say the words in my mind. And sometimes there's just nothing going on upstairs, no thoughts, emotions or words. Believe me it's not "Elective"
I had selective mutism most of my life. very severe until I was in my 20s. My mind would be just a blackness. no words. I was also pretty illiterate (could read, but my writing was embaressing). In the 80s I got a computer and I became a communicator. Now, I need to learn when to shut up!!