Recent content by Callista

What's even scarier is that they aren't letting autistic kids learn sign, because they think that it will stop them learning to speak. My mom works for a bunch of auties as an occupational therapist, and their parents often don't want them to learn things like picture boards or Blissymbolics...

Hi. I'm new here. I'm not deaf and I can't even sign anything more than the alphabet, which just about everybody can do. I guess you're wondering why I'm here, then. Okay, long story follows. I'll try to make it shorter. I have Asperger Syndrome. That's a form of high-functioning autism. Over...