new person with speech problems

misskittycat, thank you! im getting a bit more help from my family but because were not really sure where to go for help and support, weve not very far with that yet. though my mums signed me up for a few support groups to help with social stuff which should help, i hope!

im not in education right now because i dont have the confidence, and yeah, i already get money for my disablities but thank you for the advice!

i think the cards thing is a good idea too, so ill try that and search online for more sites as well as this one c:

longman, i think thats a really good idea! itd help alot more than just kinda miming stuff out, and because alot of people cant really read my handwriting. ill definitely try that! thank you!

There's a lot of stuff around on autism websites about using pictorial information. This can be created simply by cutting out useful pictures in magazines that clearly convey something you think you might need to put across.

So that might be pictures of places you want to get to - library, police station, public convenience, local college - either pictures of the actual local buildings if you can find them, or their nearest equivalents found in newspapers and magazines.

Some social situations may be well expressed in pictures or cartoons that would mean something immediately to anyone you showed it to.

With a bit of help from others you could put together a set of useful pictures to help you get across things you need to communicate every day.

You can get packs of little clear plastic card holders at some big newsagents, including wallets with numbers of such holders bound together, to put the pictures in and keep them in good condition. So you carry it with you, along with a notebook for writing down anything that you cannot convey with pictures.

Hi Vermire

You are really brave to post here about your problems.  I hope you are getting some help now you have been diagnosed?  I believe you can buy some cards that you can carry with you to tell people you have ASD.  I got one for free when I paid for membership to NAS but I think you can buy them on there own.  

If you can't afford that (I'm assuming you may be in education still?), maybe you could make some yourself?

Also, if you haven't already done so, you should put in a claim for the adult version of DLA - I don't know what its called, might be PIP?  As you have communication problems, that will impact on your lifestyle so you should be eligible.  

There are a few websites that have forums besides this one where you can read queries and ask questions.  This one is very quiet, I suspect because of the recent spamming.  I don't think I can name any but there is a link to other sites on this site.  You may find it easier to chat and make friends online for a while and that in itself might give you some confidence?

my phones really cheap so i dont think i can get an app that talks out loud but i use the notes function to type if i have it with me

theres nothing wrong with my voice im just too scared/cant talk to most people and im not sure why

thank you for the advice! c:

I wonder if its possible to get an app for your phone?  One of my daughters favourite programmes had a girl that lost her voice and she used her phone to say what she wanted - it might not exist in real life but worth looking?

Not sure what else to suggest if you've tried notes.  Perhaps just keep something with you to write on?  When you say you can't talk, is that because of a speech impediment or that you physically can't with some people?  My daughter has moments of being non verbal but it tends to be when we're out and about and she's feeling stressed.

Despite all of the silly troll posts, you will usually find good support here.