Yes, I'm in therapy. At first I joined this message board cuz I could not find any therapist who would not charge me an amount I cannot pay. I really lucked out finding a therapist who bills me on a sliding scale, knows a conversational amount of American Sign Language & IS comfortable with me touching his hands to receive tactile sign.

As for smalltalk, I can do that. I just need a quiet environment where there are no obnoxious children and the person with whom I am verbalizing must listen attentively & catch what I say the first time.