Alternatives to "Going Nonverbal"
-becoming speachless
-going silent
-loss of speech/loosing speech
-loss of words/loosing words
-being/becoming wordless
-becoming unspeaking
-being/becoming voiceless
-being tight-lipped/tongue-tied/close-mouthed
-being verbally uncommunicative
-being untalkative
-being tacit/taciturn
-being/becoming/became aphonic
-being unspoken/unvoic(ed/ing)/unuttering
-gone silent/quiet
-being nonlexical
coined by us: here
other phrases: 1 . 2
feel free to add more, i will be coining some words soon to add to the list, if you know of anything coined already please let me know so i can add them.
these are alternatives for people who arent actually nonverbal/mute to some degree as using the phrase "going nonverbal" has been expressed to be incorrect and honestly people just need a change in vocabulary. /info
the word nonverbal typically refers to an autistic person however being nonverbal is not solely a symptom of autism there are other conditions that cause a range of mutism in a person. /info