BENEFITS OF BEING A NON SPEAKING AUTISTIC

Looking at the world in a different way helps in our understanding of the keys to the movement of love. Mind looks at ways to possibilities of love always. Love is living in peace and harmony.

From a sensory perspective my primary strength is my visual ability. My incredible ability to make sense of the world through pictures helps me look for my way through the chaos. Plenty of options open up like puzzle pieces appearing from nowhere.

The living understanding of what is possible limits us to share our abilities in dimensions that are understood broadly. We will struggle to put some of our abilities into words and experiences that people can more generally understand and relate to.

Our lives ought to be understood mostly as a species that have some unique abilities that we could bring to broader understanding over our lifetimes now that our communication is reaching the levels of sophistication needed to communicate with this world.

Swarit Gopalan

About the Author

I am an 11-yr old autistic, nonspeaker that uses letterboard to spell/keyboard to type to communicate.I live with my family in Florida and go to Invictus Academy for school.

I find a lot of solace in expressing myself through poetry. Music and nature also help me stay in the present, there is nothing better for me than to have my movement create a symphony with nature and to truly enjoy the sights and sounds. Living in harmony with nature is my life’s mission.

Right from the time of diagnosis, we are only told about all things we cannot or will not be able to do. Along with the check that is written to the doctor for the diagnosis, it often feels like our agency is written off too, especially without a reliable communication mechanism.

Time to change the paradigm with more non speaker voices. It has always been a dream to share my thoughts and perspectives with the world so that I can be one of the catalysts to creating a better understanding of non speakers in general.

My hope is that my words will help change the world from sympathy and pity for those like me to one of deeper understanding of our lives and allyship to ensure our rights.

BENEFITS OF BEING A NON SPEAKING AUTISTIC