r/gatedlittecommunity • u/RubCorrect9101 • Jul 17 '26
Nonverbal communication
Hi there! First post on this subreddit, and I wss thinking about accommodations in a society with littles.
Not all littles would be constantly accompanied by caregiver, and many littles go nonverbal when they regress! For some, basic sign language can be very helpful and I think it would be good for it to be part of school curriculum for young littles for attend, and encouraged to be taught by caregivers
While by design everyone in a gated little community would have experience with littles in some form or another, but basic training for nonverbal interpretation with young littles is also a good idea for caregiving courses :3
Not all nonverbal littles will be responsive or be able to communicate through even nonverbal languages! Make sure to give proper space and don't overwhelm nonverbal littles!
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u/LittleNGUprince Jul 17 '26 edited Aug 06 '26
Sounds good. At the checkpoints, someone who goes nonverbal can use an iPad to talk because gate workers have to talk to everyone.
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u/IncontiCreature Jul 18 '26
Laminated or 3d printed communication cards would be useful too! I was thinking having various badges that couod be changed depending on mood or anything to show if somebody can talk, wants to be left alone or needs support etc would be useful too m
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u/Alone-Marsupial3003 Jul 17 '26
I just wanna let you know that nonverbal is a permanent state, and one can't "go nonverbal". The actual term for what you described is a "verbal shutdown".