#verbal terms

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voice locked (another name for verbal shutdown)

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Alternate Verbalism Terms I [1]

Alt Verbalism/Alternate Verbalism

Verbalism is an umbrella term in itself. However, most find themselves not fitting in todays terms of verbalism. Alternate verbalism goes off what is deemed to be hyper, semi, and/or non verbalism. An individual may identify with alt verbalism as a way of saying, "Hey, I don't fall under hyper/semi/non verbalism but instead something else."

Choice Verbalism/Chosen Verbalism

Some individuals may find themselves simply not wanting to talk. Rather it be for long periods of time, short periods, or anything in between. The individual may not have a reason, or a reason that isn't physically/anxiety related which thus goes under this term.

Restrained Verbalism/Strained Verbalism

Where one finds themselves not being able to speak at all. Regardless of reason. However, when the individual tries to speak, it's almost like their voice is being restrained (metaphorical). Where even when the individual tries their hardest to speak, they cannot at all.

Fatigare Verbalism/Fatiqué Verbalism/Fatigue Verbalism

Where ones fatigue affects their verbalism in anyway. Rather it be only speak rarely, short sentences, not speaking at all, using other ways to communicate, and more.

Pain Verbalism

Where it is either very painful for some to speak, or their pain makes them unable to speak at all, or most of the time. This could be due to many reasons like a physical disability or vocal chord damage, but it doesn't have to be. Also, it may be used when talking is emotionally painful.

Psy Verbalism/Psychosis Verbalism

Where one's psychosis affects their verbalism in any way. May lead to being completely nonverbal, sometimes speaking, making sounds or gestures, etc.

Clusteric Verbalism

Where ones verbalism is affected by the clusters ABC of personality disorders. Rather, it be dramatic speech, barely speaking, cluttered, verbalism that doesn't make sense, and more.

Mood Verbalism/Moodic Verbalism/Moidic Verbalism

Where ones verbalism is affected by their mood disorders. Rather, it be they're too tired to talk, find themselves not wanting to talk, or hyperverbal. It's not limited to just that, though.

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verbal shutdown / I can't talk right now

I wanted one that was like our others, so I edited Skye's symbol for 'nonverbal' to indicate a period of time one is unable to talk.

Userbox credit: @/tazmaboxed

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Symbols for -verbal terms!

Please note that all -verbal terms refer to permanent/long-lasting states, and that that they refer to a body state. As such, these should not be used for verbal shutdowns, "going nonverbal", or for headmates.

nonverbal:

semiverbal:

demiverbal:

fully verbal:

hyperverbal:

verbalflux:

This symbol is meant to combine symbols together to indicate fluctuating ability. (Note that verbalflux does not refer to speech loss episodes.)

Descriptions in alt

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Hello! I wanted to make a general symbol for verbality.

It's a star! With an outline of a circle and a filled circle in the middle.

Each Point on the star represents:

Intersection of verbality; co-morbidity.

So, usually verbalism, altverbalism, and related could, and can be caused by disorders. Such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, autism, sensory disorder, ADHD, and a ton more. To represent the intersections of co-morbidities, I wanted to give the subject itself, it's own point. People forget that neurodevelopmental, sensory, physical, and mental disorders/disabilities can affect verbality in many ways.

Verbal, Verbalism, *Verbality* ; Speak, Speaking

The way one speaks, talks, and vocalizes words or sounds. This can range from alternate-verbalism/speaking, hyper-verbalism/speaking, semi-verbalism/speaking, non-verbalism/speaking, or undefined verbalism/speaking. As long as it goes off verbal-normatives or speaking-normatives, it will fit.

Lexic, Lexicon, Lexica

An inability, rather totally, partially, or undefined, to comprehend and understand vocabulary.

Scribal, Scribalism

An inability, rather totally, partially, or undefined, to write, or text using vocabulary.

AAC

So, AAC stands for Augmented and Alternate Communication. This includes any someone may communicate outside of speaking-normative ways. Rather it be using a text to speech app, buttons to text app, buttons to speech app, sign language, sounds, and a ton more! Rather, someone uses AAC or not, does NOT equate the worth and validity of someone who falls under the verbality umbrella.

When it comes to the circle, I personally added this for anyone who doesn't conform to verbality-normative. Rather it be using undefined to describe your verbality, not wanting to use AAC, not forcing yourself to talk, not wanting to mask, and/or a ton more! Generally includes any non-conforming individual who falls under the verbality umbrella.

ASCII : ✬

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Note: While verbalism inherently relates to one's *speaking* abilities, I am using it as a *broad* term. Technically speaking, vocabulary is the correct term when discussing non-normative ways of such, I think people might understand me better if I use: verbalism.

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Alternate Verbalism Terms II [2]

Stress Verbalism

Where ones stress affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be cluttered speech, barely speaking, or however one wishes to define it.

Impulsive Verbalism

Where ones impulsiveness, or ICD affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be being hyperverbal, restricted speech, or however the individual describes it.

Plural Verbalism/Pluric Verbalism

Where ones plurality affects their verbalism, and/or their berbalism fluctuates between headmate/alter/etc.

Paranoic Verbalism/Paranoid Verbalism

Where ones paranoia affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be complete shutdowns, restriction of speech, or something else.

Neurodivergence Verbalism

Where ones neurodivergence affects their verbalism in any way. This is more of a broader term. However, you can always replace neurodivergence with xyz disorder/disability and have the same definition.

Amistic Verbalism/ADHD Verbalism

Where ones Amism/ADHD affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be hyperverbalism, barely speaking, cluttered, or however the individual wishes to define it.

Intellectual Verbalism/ID Verbalism

Where ones are intellectual disorder/disability affects their verbalism in any way. From unable to form sentences, form words, barely speaking, or however the individual wishes to define it.

Dissociative Verbalism/Amnesiac Verbalism

Where ones dissociation and/or amnesia affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be from loss of vocabulary, barely speaking, repeating sentences, or however the individual describes it.

Motor Verbalism/Motoric Verbalism

Where one's motor disorder/disability affects their verbalism in any way. Rather, it be a stutter, disruption in sentences, barely speaking, or however one wishes to define it. [Motor disorders consist of Parkinsons, Tourettes, etc]

Lexic Verbalism

Where one's grasp on their linguistics is impaired/disabling/disordered/etc. This may consist of unable to comprehend sentences, form sentences, form words, or however the individual describes their experience. This may fall under Developmental Language Disorder, but it doesn't have to. Also may fall under many dys- related disorders (such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, etc), but again, it doesn't have to.