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FreeSpeech visual language
2014-Mar-10, Monday 08:21 pmI've been talking for years about the need for a visual language for non-verbal autistics. I learned today via this 15-minute TED talk that someone recently created one. It's called FreeSpeech.
I disagree with his opinion early in the presentation that autistics have trouble with language because of its metaphorical content. That issue can also occur, but I reiterate my claim that language difficulties stem from problems in synchronizing thoughts across the time periods needed to manufacture vocabulary and syntax. A non-sequential grammar, by my thinking, removes the time constraint thereby allowing greater flexibility in assembling strands of connected ideas in any order convenient to the thinker. He nearly touches on this idea later in his presentation when he discusses serializing thought into verbal language.
Regardless, I am glad to see that my own self-examination yields ideas that find external justification. I wish I could've helped in creating that project. I'll settle for pointing to my old posts on the topic. I'm happy that I was on the right track, and a useful product is now out in the world.
I disagree with his opinion early in the presentation that autistics have trouble with language because of its metaphorical content. That issue can also occur, but I reiterate my claim that language difficulties stem from problems in synchronizing thoughts across the time periods needed to manufacture vocabulary and syntax. A non-sequential grammar, by my thinking, removes the time constraint thereby allowing greater flexibility in assembling strands of connected ideas in any order convenient to the thinker. He nearly touches on this idea later in his presentation when he discusses serializing thought into verbal language.
Regardless, I am glad to see that my own self-examination yields ideas that find external justification. I wish I could've helped in creating that project. I'll settle for pointing to my old posts on the topic. I'm happy that I was on the right track, and a useful product is now out in the world.