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I'm #actuallyautistic and I've been #mute for months.

Forcing everyone around me to learn sign is not working as a solution, and forcing myself to speak is an extremely difficult task.

Several weeks ago I managed to say, "Hi." to a person very close to me, and that in if itself was incredibly strenuous. At this point I WANT to talk, but translating that into the mechanical action just doesn't happen with out expending so much mental energy that I'm wrecked for hours or days afterward.

#Advice is welcome.