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Hi. I hope I am not being too nosy or making you feel like a zoo exhibit. I am Autistic and recently became hard of hearing, but not ready to call myself Deaf. I started learning ASL 2 years ago, and last week I started my 1st class working towards becoming an interpreter. The director of my...

Autistic signer here, curious about perspectives from both Deaf and hearing. Neurodiversity is not well-known, so let me explain two important terms: Neurotypical - This means your brain works the way most people's brains work. You think, speak, act, and process input in the typical way...

Dating websites that aren't specifically for deaf people: Do you use them? How easy is it to find someone who isn't prejudiced? At what point in the process do you disclose the fact that you're deaf? Any success stories?

As I stated on my introduction thread, I am hearing and have mutism due to being autistic, which is a major incentive for learning sign language. I'm interested in giving people sign names, but I've heard that you're not supposed give them (or choose your own) if you aren't deaf, so I'd like to...

Good morning. A very straightforward thought process has brought me here. I am hearing, but I am also Autistic. I am not completely nonverbal, but I do have periods of mutism, some of which occur at the most inconvenient of times. My mutism affects only the voice, and to a lesser extent...