Standard. Full detail. Turn on any support you need, they layer together.
Live example: these are the full standard words. Turn on Ease or Soothe, and this line itself becomes simpler.
Module three
Module three
Module three
Module three
Supporting someone who cannot speak
Supporting someone who cannot speak
Supporting someone who cannot speak
When someone cannot speak
During intense overload, autistic people or people with Down syndrome may lose the ability to speak. This is a natural protective response. It is not defiance. It is not rudeness. It is the brain protecting itself.
Your rule is clear:
Your rule is clear:
Your rule is clear:
Your rule:
- 1Stop speaking out loud to them. Do not ask them questions.
- 2Let them use their pause button or go to the Quiet Space.
- 3Keep the space calm and quiet.
- 4Switch to typing or visual choices to keep communication going.
- 5Do not pressure them to speak. Wait.
DysPhilter gives them communication cards. They can show these to you without speaking. If they need to leave the space, let them. The Quiet Space is always available.