Say I couldn't talk . And my hands didn't work for sign language. Oh. And don't forget that my body's neurology likes to get cranky. But I have one way to communicate clearly. Eyes . Piercing eye contact meaning yes. Anything else means no. Especially looking at my belly button. Say you don't know how to talk to me. But it's your job to figure out how smart I am to determine my education plan. But you call it some PC term-cognition-so I don't get offended. And you throw a lot of technical terms at me so I get dizzy and don't remember to act smart. Or is it that you're not fluent in my language ? It's not easy to phrase Every Single Question into yes and know. Trust me. I know. Perhaps you don't know about my neurology's misfire. The ones where I need to be asked to make eye contact when I've hit the animal you've requested. Not taking my first hit as my answer. ...
The life of a train wrecked woman, trying to get back on track.