days 19 and 21 of autism awareness / acceptance month questions !
April 19th: Talk about speech. Are you nonverbal? Do you use AAC? What is it like if you are? [ ]
am nonverbal. use multiple form of aac. non-verbal vocalizations , gestures / home signs , and texting are main forms use but also have text-to-speech / symbol aac device and non-fluent asl ( *asl not inherent aac but the way that use it usually is ). would prefer use the speech device more but people are not patient enough typically and is not best quality but have appointment with slp soon to hopefully work on that
April 21st: Do you have trouble keeping up with personal hygiene? Bathing, brushing your teeth, flossing, etc? Is it because of sensory reasons? Is there anything you've found helps with this?
yes yes yes. so yes. there no hygiene that not have trouble with. is mix of sensory , cognitive , and physical reasons. bathed for first time in about 3 months last week. can only use hand sanitizer regularly , not able wash hands no help regularly. rarely brush teeth and almost never with toothpaste. very hard to cut nails and usually put off til they close to ( or do ) cause meltdown. really need other people to do things for pix but home health process is stalled. need physical aids in addition for bathing but the ones that would help are way out of budget
