StrypeyEver since I read Wild of Brain, I've been thinking about the concept of "situational mutism". Anissa's preferred term for what's often called "selective mutism", and definitely mine now I'm aware of it.
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Anna NicholsonReally enjoyed her artwork, which featured on her slides 🥰
(Unfortunately, I don’t have permission to share content from the conference)
She’s also just talking (in Q&A) about the difficulty of accessing healthcare, especially crisis services, by phone – given situational mutism and auditory processing disorder
#LondonVirtualAutisticConference2 #ActuallyAutistic #SituationalMutism #AuditoryProcessingDisorder
Rayn (they/them)What #AAC app do you recommend for #iPad?
I'm looking for something more aimed at #AutisticAdults and it needs to be either free or affordable, I was sad to see that #Proloquo2Go is over £200
I use #EESpeechBasic on my phone but it's definitely lacking
#NonSpeaking #SituationalMutism #SelectiveMutism #ActuallyAutistic #CommunicationApp #TextToSpeech
Anna NicholsonHaving thought a bit about #RejectionSensitivity, #SituationalMutism and #SocialAnxiety tonight, I’m even more irritated at all the times in my life I’ve been labelled ‘shy’ (among other things)
That’s really not the right word at all! 😣
#PDA (medically ‘pathological demand avoidance’) is better described as ‘pervasive desire for autonomy’) 😊
As a PDAer, I’ve found the discussion here really interesting
And good responses in the Q&A on #SituationalMutism
I do love the discussion about #SituationalMutism in Zoom calls, because I know exactly what it’s like to sometimes only be able to type words in the chat box, depending on group dynamics and how I feel at the time