Non-Verbal as a "HFA"

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I hate the term "High Functioning Autism" as there's no such thing, and I don't see myself as someone with Aspergers because I don't fit the 'stereotype' of intelligence usually associated with it.

Anyways that's only slightly relevant...

Do any of you on the more 'functioning' end of the spectrum ever become non-verbal when stressed/upset/after a meltdown etc.?

This has happened to me throughout life quite a lot but I always associated non-verbal with the 'less functioning' end of the spectrum.

I am diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD btw.

Sometimes, when I'm upset, I feel "tongue-tied."

Many times, I don't verbalize that well--as well as I think I should.

It is possible for one to be non-verbal and "high-functioning."

LOL...Why do I think you joined WrongPlanet right after you got frustrated at somebody?

I opened this account a while ago, I've had WP accounts before but keep forgetting passwords. You can see I joined 27th February

I'm non-verbal right now to my girlfriend because I'm upset about my body, and then I cried looking at my reflection in the mirror, then I just stared, decided to sit on the floor continuing to stare at my reflection and I became non-verbal and spaced out when my girlfriend came to see why I hadn't come to bed yet, she went back to bed, and I was just for some reason wondering around my dark flat, slowly pacing between the bathroom and kitchen, just staring into space. I'm not frustrated with anyone.

(It's not my weight I'm upset about. It's a private issue, which is irrelevant to my question, in case people think it's my weight and tell me to hit the gym then I'd be happy although I am overweight and trying to work on it and already go to the gym sometimes)

I bet your girlfriend likes you just fine! Otherwise: why would she be your girlfriend?

I'm sorry you're upset about how you look. Sometimes, I get irritated with how I look, too. I'm okay-looking, but I'm not the "cat's meow." As long as you keep yourself clean, most people shouldn't have any complaints about you. By the time most people are in their late 20's, they usually look beyond the superficial stuff.

I'm slightly overweight. I'm not that "well-endowed." I've never had any complaints.

I thought you were irritated at someone--hence "Ocheesus," which is sort of a pun on "oh Jesus!"

Ohhh that makes sense! I saw someone with the same username somewhere online and it made me giggle so I used it here:D

You are probably experiencing what's called selective mutism.
I don't think it's directly related to autism, but I know a lot of people with autism that have it. Nonverbal really means that someone has not established the neurological connections to speak. I did not start talking until I was 8. But it can also mean someone that can not hold a real conversation at all. And that's where I am now. So I can talk, but I can't say a bunch of sentences in a conversation.

Non-verbal literally means no writing and no-speaking. Non-verbal communication refers to gestures and expressions.

Personally, I am neither. Just HFA and rather heavy too. I don't speak 95% of the day and communicate mostly in writing as I feel more comfortable to write than speak. If you prefer to communicate a certain way, it has nothing really to do with intelligence, however if it is not preferential then it might be part of a learning or intelligence disorder.

And functionality very well exists. High functioning is referred to anyone with an IQ more than 70 as that would be a requirement to be able to live and function independently. Moderate function is between 41 and 69. Low functioning is 40 or below (the typical range for mental retardation. It is not about functioning in general but rather how independent you could function (based on IQ).

i get non-verbal...

when i'm sick.
after a meltdown.
when my brain is just exhausted.
when my mouth/jaw is exhausted.
when the neurons/thought process between my brain and mouth don't seem to connect.
when i'm in a situation or an area that i'm not confident about.

As an animator / artist I see and use non-verbal communication all the time.

At times I have described myself as an empath, both understanding others without verbal / written communication and also communicating with others non-verbally. The world is full of signs signifying things, it then comes down to how the receiver interprets such signals, and if that was also the intent of the sender.

I hope that makes sense? lol