Johnson Tilden’s muteness wasn’t really a problem with his family, as his parents, older brother, and sister all learned ASL to allow Johnson to communicate with them.
Once he was old enough to read and write, he socialized more with the aid of an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device, which got more advanced as he aged.
At around twelve and a half, his body began to change. Plus, he realized he wasn’t like most other boys. While his friends were startin
I’m Johnson Tilden. I’ve decided it was time to work on solving what I felt was my biggest problem; dealing with being gay, and alone, at fourteen. Being unable to talk paled in comparison to that. I wanted a friend I could do things with. A FWB. Long suspecting my friend Tanner Rhodes might feel the same way about boys vs. girls, I invited Tanner over for a night of video game play. The plan included the visit getting turned into a sleepover. Needless to say, hopefully some of the sleepover wou
Johnson Tilden was born with Laryngeal Agenesis, which is rare defect where the larynx and trachea fail to develop entirely or are severely incomplete.
Additionally, his vocal cords failed to develop properly, and he was thus rendered mute.
This became a big problem for him when puberty hit.
May the Stars be with him.
Cool.
I don’t think they’re looking for Hayley anymore, but you really don’t know what they’re thinking.
Maybe. Even with less time to write, I think I’m moving at a good pace most of the time. Maybe the evil has all been written out of me. Yeah, right.