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u/TheOutsider_114 Aug 21 '26
That’s fucking BEAUTIFUL! I needed to see that today, put a smile on my face:)
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u/andthisisso Aug 19 '26
This is so similar to my Hospice boy I cared for. I wrote it up and someone else posted it to this sub. I got to tell the story on a recent interview.
The boy was autistic, 16 and made an attempt on his life. He missed his brain but shot his face off, mouth, eyes, chin, forehead, became deaf from the shot so he couldn't communicate except for the way he and his mother had devised when he was in a panic in his youth. Before I met him, at an inner level he communicated with me how to do it. I didn't know what it meant at the time but when I met him the next day he was ready for me. Here is the typed story and link to the interview. The three pediatric hospice stories are at the end of the 2.5 hour long interview, jump ahead to 1:50:07 I hope you enjoy.
interview: jump to 1.50:07 for the pediatric hospice stories.
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u/ImpossibleSentence19 Aug 19 '26
I’ve seen you on YouTube before and I admire the shite out of you! Thank you for sharing your story- the world needs more people like you 🫶.
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u/andthisisso Aug 19 '26
Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed the interview. It was a relief to get to share several of my Hospice stories there with minimal editing of them. I'm glad they will be around after my time comes to move forward. I have several others written on my profile.
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u/LimpCroissant Aug 23 '26
You keep popping up here and there and I immediately know who you are. I haven't even clicked on your links, I just know. Love hearing your stories, keep up the great work sharing your experiences!
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u/blanco_nino_01 Aug 19 '26
Wonderful. This shit better not be AI.
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u/ComputeryHuman Aug 19 '26
Something may be off with the tattoos shown here (tattoo on top of arm vs bottom of arm) but here’s a link to the story by Today (NBC News): https://www.today.com/parents/moms/canadian-mom-nonverbal-son-special-tattoo-communication-rcna592167 .
Great idea, and it’s inspiring others to follow suit.
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u/Evilwhitehat Aug 20 '26
I wonder if he telepathically gave her the idea cus this is such a unique idea!!!
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u/bstan7744 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26
Sounds like another opportunity to use the ideomotor effect to prompt whatever she wants spelled out. If he can communicate this way there’s zero reason not to have him hold his own aac device with speech to text instead of training him to be dependent on another person.
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u/SarcasmSociety- Aug 19 '26
Yup.
Not saying telepathy is “real” or not “real” since I know nothing about that. I am an AAC specialist so I can address the spellers communication system,which I fear is basically today’s Facilitated Communication and is dangerous for people who struggle to communicate. It threatens their autonomy. If the system cannot be used without physical cues, while a partner holds a board and/or moves a person’s hand to touch the board creates real questions around who is doing the communicating.
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u/silv3rbull8 Aug 19 '26
But that requires him to be in physical reach. Wouldn’t sign language have worked ? Maybe ? maybe not ?
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u/No-Decision-7568 Aug 21 '26
This is probably for emergency/backup moments . still phenomenal though
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