OPEN LETTER TO LEON

November 15th, 2024

I (Gigi) watched the #4/#1 “case study” video through Communication4All in the morning. I did not tell Geo how I felt other than to say the below when he came home from school:

Geo watched from beginning to 2:08

__________________________

He expressed that he wanted me to post the transcript in full for context. Here it is:

*reminder, all text in all caps is spelled out by Geo on a laminate

__________________________

Gigi: Hey, I want to you show you this video I came across this morning that caused me to have a lot of feelings and I’m wondering what you think.

What are your initial thoughts?

IM SO ANGRY

Can you expound on that?

SOMEONE NEEDS TO NAME NONSPEAKERS IN A LAWSUIT OVER THIS

What is the one thing in the short clip you saw that upset you the most?

IT WAS THE STARTLING WAY SHE MADE HIM SPIN OUT AND GET DISREGULATED AND MADE HIM WORK FOR A REWARD LIKE HES AN ANIMAL

TOO MANY ANGLES TO ENTER INTO A REASONABLE DISCUSSION

LISTENING TO HER PROMPTING

MAPPING PATHS THAT LEAD ONLY TO ANXIETY MAKES MY LIFE NOT FEEL IMPORTANT

Any ideas on action items?

LIKE TO WRITE A MESSAGE TO LEON

When? We can do it tomorrow, it’s getting a bit late.

MOM LETS RALLY TONIGHT FOR LEON

I’ll get the snacks.

message for Leon:

DEAR LEON

MY NAME IS GEO

IM AN UNRELIABLE SPEAKER AND HIGH MOTOR IMPAIRMENT HAPPENS TO AFFECT ALL I DO

HOW TO SPELL WITH REGULATION CAN TAKE YEARS

MY OWN EXPERIENCES LEAD ME ON STAMPING OUT ALL BAD PRACTICE

RALLY

HAVING A GOOD PRACTITIONER IN THE EARLY STAGES IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF YOUR LIFE AS A PERSON READY TO REACH FOR COMMUNICATION WITH HEART ON THE LINE

ONE HAS TO BE AWARE THAT ALL METHODS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL IN HOW THE PEOPLE IN THEM TREAT NONSPEAKERS

NONOS INCLUDE PEOPLE PROMPTING IN A WAY THAT OVERWHELMS THE MOTOR INSTEAD OF SUPPORTING IN A COOPERATIVE MANNER

IT ROMANTICIZES DANGEROUS HABITS

-GEO

_______________________________

Geo asked to post this today.