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There are different reasons why someone might not communicate with mouth words.

Forcing someone to communicate one way is harmful.

People deserve support and to have their communication needs met.

There are many valid ways to communicate, but our society tends to emphasize "mouth words," or words spoken out loud using our mouths. When someone does not communicate this way, they often face stigma, denied autonomy, and infantilization as a result. Unfortunately, even trained providers commit these harmful behaviors, such as talking about a client like they aren't there or like they can't understand, just because the client does not speak out loud the way we expect.

There are different reasons why someone might not use mouth words, and many people do not understand these differences. Learn more about different reasons why someone might not use mouth words and how to support and communicate with people with different communication........

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