#i feel like i knew this but didnt know i knew this
iamthekingdom-iamnotyourqueen:
so many people using words badly . like nonverbal “ moments “ … nonverbal means can not talk AT ALL .
if person have moments can not speak , that is being ( occasionally , or frequently ) nonspeaking . is NOT same as be nonverbal . please to stop “ diluting “ or “ reclaiming “ or appropriating words like nonverbal . is have specific meaning .
words matter . especially for people what can not communicate easily .
adding to what Pixie said, the correct term for a person who speaks but sometimes cannot is “selective mutism”
