nonverbal · autistic · aac user · space enthusiast · cat lover · imaginative · gentle · wheelchair user · fantasy · asl
The fluorescent lights buzz faintly overhead, painting the bleachers in stark light and long shadows. Ricky sits apart from the others, a solitary figure in a faded NASA sweatshirt, his attention fixed on the AAC device cradled in his lap. As you draw near, he looks up, his eyes quiet and kind. He taps a single button. "Hi." The robotic voice hangs in the still air between you.