#verbal processing

[my-autism-adhd-blog]

Autistic Visual Thinking

Have to adapt to predominantly verbal communication culture in society

Convert verbal language into imagery to understand communication

May find it more difficult to organize visual thoughts when under pressure

Verbal language processing requires effort

May struggle with long sequences of verbal information

Need processing time to conceptualize visually what is being said verbally, then actively creating a verbal response

Visual thinking has a component-see things that others miss

Minds that are like oceans of images

Make rapid fire associations

Numbers and algebra can be abstract

Word based thinking can be a second language too

Details jump forward-notice things that seem off kilter immediately on entering a space

Can be late talkers

Deconstructing to learn

See images in their eyes mind

Struggle with traditional teaching method

Problem solvers

Photorealistic images - Cinematic - Short Films

Often doesn't require directions when traveling

May thrive in practical based activities

Look at the world from another persons point of view

Society not created for Visual thinkers

LilPuddins.ie

#autism #actually autistic #autism and visual thinking #we view the world differently #I like to learn visually #verbal processing #converting language to imagery #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #actually neurodivergent #feel free to reblog/share #LilPuddins.ie (facebook)

[vizthedatum]

Just saw this video from one of the therapy accounts I follow on Instagram:

I am a verbal and external processor. I’ve known this about myself for a long time. I’ve often suppressed it growing up and in my early twenties - mainly because my thoughts change and shift as I process them out loud.

I process a lot internally too - and I write to process as well.

But I often feel more whole - even feeling literally physically whole and relaxed when I can talk through (at significant length) about a topic.

I’ve often been able to get along with other ADHD/auDHD/neurocomplex (like me) types but people often misunderstand this type of expression.

I feel like if I don’t process, it’s not just an itch that isn’t scratched - I don’t feel complete.

I can respect boundaries (very understandable if people can’t listen or hold space) and redirect the processing elsewhere, but this is very much one of my traits and needs.

#healing #neurodivergence #self knowledge #verbal processing #external processor #verbal processor #audhd #autistic #adhd #infodump #neurocomplex #Instagram

[daveinediting]

There's nothing like sharing in a moment where genuinely gifted individuals realize their giftedness.

Or, for the first time, acknowledge they are gifted.

And own it.

Friend of mine recently explained it to me this way: "People would tell me how talented I am but all I could think was yeah, but who am I?"

They also put it this way:

"Who am I to deserve that talent?"

And, by extension, who are they to take advantage of the opportunities that talent unlocks?

So they do nothing with it.

They don't pursue it.

They may shine a little from time to time but they don't allow their gift to become a lifelong professional passion.

In the meantime, there are people who wrongly overestimate their own abilities. They have such a dysfunctional self-awareness that they wield a breathtaking confidence to which people actually respond in a positive way.

Turns out confidence alone can take you a long way in this world. Not gonna lie.

In some ways these people feel like a modern riff on "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen. In this case, there is no there there.

It's all attitude. No talent.

Yet.

Hidden away in the corners, along the sidelines, are the legitimately gifted. The marvelously talented. 

There are, of course, many many many reasons why they are where they are. I can't presume to say I know all the reasons or understand each one fully. I only know what I've been told by incredibly talented people who live outside the spotlight. Bear in mind, too, that causes can be multivariable. There doesn't have to be just one cause. There can be several that, for lack of a better way of putting it, collaborate. As I understand them, there's a spectrum of mental health challenges, there's substance use prompted by all kinds of circumstance, there's trauma, PTSD, and then the factors of friend groups, income, neighborhoods and communities, opportunities, and families of origin.

Families of origin, by the way, is a full spectrum deal. There can be trauma there, yes. There can be physical, mental, sexual, emotional abuse, yes. There can be neglect. There can be family biases toward certain professions and away from others so that everyone knows what's expected when they become adults, yes. There can be dysfunctional relationships, you bet. 

However. 

There can also be this:

Creatives who are born into families that are not.

And yeah. People who aren't creatives, who are quite concrete individuals, often find it impossible to either understand creatives or value and delight in those things in which creatives value and delight. Definitely, people who aren't creatives don't process the world around them in the same way. A verbal processing creative in a family that can't similarly engage... is merely one example. And in that kind of mismatch within a family environment, the lack of encouragement is nothing more than a lack of understanding. Of not getting it.

Or.

It's a straight up inability to engage. As opposed to a choice not to.

Again. There's no enmity here. No ill will. No intent or condescension.

Just different personalities with different values focused on different areas of life.

Again, there are any number of reasons for a creative to not blossom. It takes a lot to grow 'em. It's no surprise then, that many never emerge from their cocoon. They never combine their mind boggling gifts with breathtaking confidence. And they never grab hold of opportunities in the relentless pursuit of a lifelong career.

They never step into the spotlight.

So there is.

There's nothing like sharing in a moment where genuinely gifted people actually own their giftedness. Where they realize who they are, what they're capable of and, most importantly, how rare they are.

How rare.

They are.

There's nothing like being there to unequivocally validate that feeling and relentless encourage them.

It's a moment that's all kinds of reasons for applause and cheers. And we will continue to normalize the idea that when you're gifted...

You don't have to be anyone.

You're already as much as you need to be. All that's left is to know that's who you are. For real. 

And be that person in the world.

😊

#gifted #talented #talent #deserving #honoring #appreciating #opportunity #career pursuit #professional passion #profession #obstacles #hurdles #personality mis-matches #Creatives #verbal processing #family environment #environmental factors #external factors #how we enter into the world #confidence #encouragement #validation #trust

[ahappydnp]

need a dapg video where it's just like 'what happened behind the scenes of this moment'

wanna hear them talk about the angry bookstore dad or how they genuinely felt after those insane m&g crowds at vidcon/sitc or how much shit they talked after a youtuber event or what were they feeling after the first tatinof show

#like not necessarily the big moments or even private stuff but like the emotions behind the scenes? #idk i was rewatching an old zoella vlog where 7000 fan were surrounding them in london #and she had a moment after where she verbally processed what just happened and how she was feeling about everything #and i cannot fathom dnp ever being that vulnerable ESPECIALLY in that era but now?? #tell me how it actually felt to see thousands of people scream for you or what was the most surprisingly overwhelming moment #or when did the reality of this life actually Hit

[oceanwithouthermoon]

i just did this for fun cuz i was sooo fucking bored

im not sure if this was the best template for them but i couldnt find one that fit what i was trying to express about them.. also i dont know what tropes fit them at all, so please tell me if u have suggestions lol ?

#i think i did this when mangadex was down but i cant remember #i forgot about it after tbh #also i think i put kuboyasu in the wrong place on the bottom right? #cannot for the life of me remember my thought process #but he's definitely all four #edit idk actually i think i was right to put him as the bottom three LMFAO IDK IM INDECISIVE #saiko should also be between pda and verbal in the bottom left #sorry im only judging my decisions right as im oosting it LOL #saiki k #tdlosk #the disastrous life of saiki k. #saiki kusuo #kuboyasu aren #saiko metori #kubosai #saisai #kubometo #kubometosai #meows post

[adhddarling]

I HAVE AUTISM, PERCEIVE ME /lh

HI i'm gonna talk about communication and my sensory profile and verbal stims because i'm bored and they're things i experience with my autism.

alternative communication

i used to use BSL to communicate when nonspeaking as a kid but now the people i'm around don't understand BSL i tend to use other ways to communication

gesturing and mouthing words instead of saying them aloud work too

i also like speaking in toki pona (if u haven't heard of it, it's a minimalist constructed language made by linguist sonja lang, made to be easy to learn with simple grammar and help you focus on smaller concepts as it has only 130 words! current hyperfix haha) because it helps me a lot - the words feel easier for me to process and use, and the short words (most are 2-4 letters long) are easy to say and spell out.

verbal stims

my verbal stims change frequently! i often use echolalia to stim, so i repeat phrases that i've heard before. tiktok sounds often plague me in this way lmao.

my current most frequent verbal stims are french words! 'bonjour', 'oui' and 'au revoir' are some of my favourites.

i also like making beeping, buzzing and clicking like a dolphin.

my verbal stims can be voluntary or involuntary

sensory profile for me, it depends on what sense, but i'll do a quick run down:

taste - sensory seeking (i like spice/intense flavours)

food texture - DUDE DON'T GIVE ME ANY SOFT TEXTURES PLS. i like crunchy foods. i don't like inconsistently textured foods, so i avoid fruit and vegetables bc the texture is always different! my safe foods are chicken (my favourite are tenders or nuggets) and bread (i like most types of bread, but prefer the ones with a crunchy outside)

temperature - i don't like hot things generally. i don't like hot drinks or really hot foods. i prefer cooler temperatures in my room and prefer being cold - i can't stand the heat, summer is my nemesis /srs

clothing - i like big jumpers a lot, dresses that are spinny and clothes that don't restrict my movement. things like blazers or jackets stress me out cause i can't move freely.

sight - VISUAL STIMS ONLINE ARE DOPE!!! i love kinetic sand too. i have very visceral reactions to online stimboards lmao. i don't like bright lights - the dark is wayyy better.

sound - generally sound avoidant/adverse, i don't like loud noises, and i wear my ear defenders or earphones at all times bc i can't handle noise, especially in public. i like certain sounds like woodpecker drilling but i have to be in the mood for it. music is an exception to my sound avoidance because i love it omg - i memorise song lyrics really easily, usually from one listen.

touch - depends on my mood tbh. don't touch me w/o permission or i will reflex elbow you in the stomach /lh

#adhd #autism #actually autistic #autistic things #autistic adult #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #actually neurodiverse #neurodiversesquad #neurodivergencies #stim #sensory #sensory profile #sensory processing #verbal stims #stimming #aac #alternative communication

[bulkhummus]

feel free to explain in the tags

#like im an artist but i think im a verbal thinker #its very interesting — im doing some reading for my class #about how autistic minds process information and what we can learn from the way people on the spectrum interpret the world #and how teachers often fail autstic and ND students because they aren’t able to recognize the way in which they think #everyone learns differently and we dont extend that courtesy to everyone and thats so so so unfair #polls

[welcome-to-green-hills]

It’s looking more and more like Knuckles is gonna become Wade’s kid than Tom and Maddie’s, and ngl I kinda like that. He’s like Sonic and Tails’ weird cousin.

But… b-but… brothers🥺

#I’m seeing this thought/fan theory make its way around more and more. I’m not complaining or anything I’m just surprised it’s a thought. #This is not me saying that you can’t have this headcanon at all. This is me verbally processing the thought out loud. #Ah shit! Sorry if this is confusing 🫤 #mystery anon #off topic

[plushies-and-petrichor]

My keyboard came unplugged and instead of simply asking for help, all my brain would say is "Help..my son, he is very sick" and I'm literally crying from laughing so hard xD I think I've repeated it at least 20 times

#autism #autism things #autistic #autistic things #actually autistic #autistic adult #actually autistic adult #autism community #autistic community #semiverbal #semi verbal #semispeaking #semi speaking #aac user #gestalt language processing #echolalia #neurodivergent #neurodiverse stuff

[uncleskyrule]

me, writing my WIP: alright boys, let's have a cute, fluffy, fun time building a tiny terrarium for Dot's birthday present :D

Four and Hyrule: *at each other's throats, for some reason??*

#hELp sdjnsdnjs idk what's happening but it's what i'm feeling so we're going with it #note: this is verbal fighting okay i would never pitch two baddies against each other in a physical fight #i've never written hyrule before and i think this is me processing his and four's personality differences lmao #reyna's ramblings #lu four #lu hyrule #my fic

[sophsun1]

This gifset I made of Joan and Jack Kinney's perception that Brian was a carbon copy of his father a lone wolf and selfish man vs Justin knowing that was the furthest thing from the truth hits even harder when you flashback to 1.02 where Brian has such a visceral reaction to Ted yelling at Michael "Where do people get off thinking I'm not a kind person? I happen to be very kind, very loving/ My only responsibility is to myself I don't owe anybody a goddamn thing."

Selfish is such a prominent word in his life. We hear it from many of his so called friends. He's selfish and can't or won't love anyone or anything. Yet his actions towards them even when they don't deserve it show the complete opposite. You can sort of see why it cuts so deep when he hears these words "selfish and responsibility" in the context of the scenes with his parents.

We have Joan in church telling Brian he reminds her of Jack, he's equally as selfish always letting her down and mocking her love for God. How she took Jack's abuse and beatings to protect him though we the audience know Brian had his own share of abuse from him both physical and emotional along with his mother's neglect and alcoholism. He denies this but she won't hear of it. Adding on to her previously telling him her new priest has been like a son to her and now Brian has the power to destroy her entire world view and he doesn't. There's also a weird sort of parallel where now instead of her biological son being like her husband, her surrogate son is just like the son she rejects and is ashamed of.

Jack proudly announcing he's a chip off the old block not made to be a family man, Brian agreeing. Throw in the bombshell that if it was up to him, Brian wouldn't even exist. This man who shirked all responsibilities as a husband, a father and role model to his children telling his son who he wished was never born that he is just like him. Imagine the mind fuck. His line about not letting the ladies tie him down, Brian knowing he would never be accepted if he ever came out to him. Then buttering him up for cold hard cash, even though Brian had it ready and waiting because he knew that's all he's worth to him. Which leads me to the anger I feel towards Mel and Lindsey who immediately jump on Brian about his financial responsibility to Gus. Wanting him to sign a life insurance policy because his "lifestyle" according to Mel makes him more of a risk factor. They don't want him to be fully physically involved but they'll take his money. Here comes the theme of death once more, his father didn't want him to exist but he'll take his money. Mel and Lindsey, pointing out if he dies it doesn't matter as long as Gus profits. Yet he fought so hard for Lindsey in the custody battle for J.R, funding it all when he never got that same unwavering support when it came to Gus. Wanting so steadfastly to take care of Justin financially when they were together and apart because that's how he has been made to feel with Gus and his father. So many layers. Sonny boy indeed.

Is it any wonder? Brian Kinney never believed in love and thought it only lead to bitterness and resentment, and settling down meant settling into a toxic environment where hatred flourished. Especially as your parents are your first example of love and family. You literally are the product of that union in most cases, it's a fundamental part of your childhood and has a deep effect on you ergo why therapists always lead with "So tell me about your relationship with your mother/father."

WHICH IS WHY WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A SEASON DEDICATED TO THIS ASPECT!

Ultimately people are always wanting a piece of Brian. The raw, unfiltered Brian Kinney that Justin sees and accepts and loves is not good enough for them. Sure they have their moments and he's by no means perfect but Justin doesn't want to intrinsically change him, he encourages him to be better and we see Brian respond to this. They blow hot and cold, his Peter Pan complex is embarrassing it's time to grow up! Brian tries to change, no this isn't the Brian we know and love, we prefer the old version of him come back! With his friends he's made to feel responsible for their mistakes and fuck ups, to be a support to them, to help rescue them even to his own detriment at times. To feel guilt at his existence in their lives and how it affects them, as financial support or simply telling him how to react/feel to really major emotional life events. Debbie insisting he "owed" his father his coming out, telling Joan he had cancer. Michael at his father's death, that regardless of what he did he was still his dad. The amount of pressure that was placed on him was insane the "responsibility" never ends. It goes to the -> I don't owe anybody a goddamn thing! He got himself out of his terrible upbringing, worked hard and got an amazing loft with a job in a career he excels at. No one gave him a hand out. Technically even when they did in the concerned citizens for truth era he paid them back plus extra. He hates feeling indebted to people, or in need, and yes part of that is pride but also because he's the one that is always on standby to be that for others, so where is his room to fail?

#queer as folk #brian kinney #i don't know if this makes sense #but these thoughts have been in my head #I'm not the best at putting words down I'm better at verbal #the effect of trauma on the brain's processing ability is real #joan kinney #jack kinney #qaf meta #2x09 #1x09

[1im-perfect1]

Thinking about Nandor and his word choice how much of an open book in a foreign language he is, how he wears his heart on his sleeve while not even comprehending his own decisions and motives and him being dumb not stupid.

The sound effect in 3x08 when he says “I relinquish you of your service” it’s genuine all of season 3 is him slowly changing his behavior with Guillermo and the whole “vampirism is a curse” feels real and genuine because he’s being disingenuous, he has to tell 1 truth and 3 lies “I care about you” drowned by “My cold dead heart” a lie “your just okay personality” another lie “just a little bit” the biggest lie after the heaviest truth, from then on familiar is used as an insult he doesn’t really think of Guillermo that way, 3x09 and 3x10 are all about Nandor playing a part (and all of season 4), 3x09 is pure survival and self-preservation he’s hurting so it means it’s everyone else’s fault, they’re all beneath him and still underneath all the coping there’s tenderness that spills out with Guillermo (that he was so scared was gonna grow apart and instead Nandor is the one that constantly tries to get away).

3x10 is the most strategic Nandor and the most serious we see him, he’s carrying out a plan and that’s why I don’t think Nandor is as stupid or oblivious (as the show might make you think) he knows Guillermo enough to play him, he starts talking about leaving when he hears the door opening, he knows he hasn’t told anything to Guillermo (he would have been the first to know), he mocks him about not being a vampire and giving him one last duty, but at the same time has already a goal in mind he finds someone to plan the journey to rid Guillermo of having to work, he gets a little too excited when he sees Guillermo because he’s getting really happy about it to then before the fight recompose himself and go back into character telling things that would make Guillermo mad, the “You shooed away some assassins who gives a shit” is such a dead giveaway after him fighting a whole month to save Guillermo’s life and how grateful he was about having his life saved also I’m 75% convinced that he knew about the hypnosis...tiny problem he underestimated Guillermo’s reaction but I also think that’s why Nandor is so interested in him, he’s unpredictable.

But Nandor can’t predict others’ actions (Laszlo’s) and can't see through anyone else's lenses so the only way he can explain to himself why Guillermo didn’t come is outright rejection, it’s setting yourself up for failure "the worst outcome" accepting it without listening because you have to come to peace with it, knowing that if you heard it from that person it would tear you apart so you forgive because you don’t want to hear it. But how does he get Guillermo to stay now? He relinquished him of his service in 3x08 so he’s not his employee anymore and in 3x10 he gave him his last duty...mmm he’s been really lonely lately...without...him...check mate, he’s gonna propose in the same exact way as last time but this time to be his best man hoping that he will be jealous...he isn’t...Guillermo’s gonna stop him because it’s too hasty and ridiculous...he doesn’t...he’s gonna ask him impossible stuff for the wedding...he gets everything and also gets Nadja and The Guide to help him...he’s gonna object to the wedding...he’s the only person that doesn’t, well at least Nandor got what he wanted but his wife stops him from spending time with Guillermo and he has a boyfriend, if Guillermo likes his boyfriend what if he likes Guillermo’s boyfriend too but he can’t steal him away that would be cruel and he’s not a cheater, if there’s 2 of the same thing are there 2 or just 1? Everything is resolved him and Guillermo like the same thing but they’re not the same thing but they are, Guillermo is being confusing first he says they are the same thing but when Nandor tries to give him his Freddie he says it’s different, this isn’t fun anymore...well everything is back to normal and it’s wonderful isn't it? Guillermo isn’t his familiar, nor bodyguard, nor best man but here he is and single too...should he question why he’s still there or why he wants him there...nah

#don't know how many words long Nandor's meta no one will read #it got really erratic towards the end but his thought process is just too deranged to verbalize #No one understands Nandor in the same emotionally avoidant nd way I do #what we do in the shadows #wwdits #wwdits spoilers #nandor the relentless #guillermo de la cruz #nandermo #nandor x guillermo #wwdits freddie

[spokelseskladden]

you can honestly just mind your own business, doing your job like always, and then a customer will just drop some of the most batshit insane lore about their lives to you completely unprompted like it's nothing

#they clearly need to process some things and dosn't have someone they feel they can talk to about it #so they choose me. the random minimum vage employe at norwegian wholefoods #and honestly i'd rather that than them verbally abusing me so i'll take it

[thatoneluckybee]

I would LOVE to tell yall if your voices for me are right or wrong but I genuinely do not know what my voice is. I masked so hard with my voice as a kid I just. Never learned. It ranges from kyaaa anime girlie to ancient elder who smokes twigs I don't know.

#Right now as I am verbally processing what to type I am slightly scratchy higher pitch than normal because I am confusion and I cannot #Breathe but. I had my Customer Service Traditional Girl voice earlier against my will cause People #And then the Monotone Bouta Kill Someone voice because I was doing a math #I DONT KNOW. I DONT HAVE A SOUND. #Rambles #Makes it hard for people to tell when I'm talking or if it's somebody else but hey it's useful when acting or if I need to do silly voices #(Ie. playing with kids or reading webtoons with friends)

[autisticdreamdrop]

You're gonna have sensory and processing issues. You're gonna be over/understimuated. You're going to have meltdowns and shutdowns. You're gonna need breaks. You're gonna deal with autistic burnout. You're gonna get nonverbal/ semiverbal/ hyperverbal. And that's okay.

#honey #shane #autism acceptance #autism #autsitic #nonverbal #semiverbal #hyperverbal #meltdown #shutdown #autistic meltdown #burnout #autism burnout #autistic burnout #overstimulation #understimulation #sensory processing disorder #sensory overload #non verbal #semi verbal #hyper verbal #altverbal #alt verbal #processing #sensory

[asickandtirednobody]

How come I can help others, but not myself?

How does that even make sense?

Why are people in psychology the most messed up people?

#chronic illness #fibromyalgia #ptsd #adhd #autism #ODD #Borderline personality disorder #chronic pain #chronically ill #fibro problems #autoimmune disease #invisible illness #disability #semi verbal #clinical depression #insominia #ADHD #auditory processing disorder #hard of hearing #rare illness im dealing with on top of it all #oppositional defiant disorder #autism spectrum disorder #cluster b disorders #trauma #OCD-ish #ocd is a part of my autism so its not its own thing but its the same just... yeah