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Presume Competence Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Presume Competence Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Presume competence. Presume competence is the working principle of the AAC and autistic communities: start from the assumption that a person understands, and build from there, and the speech therapist in the tee watched a nonspeaking twelve-year-old type a full paragraph the first week anyone assumed he had one in him. Speech is not intelligence. This tee is the assumption, worn.

Wear it to the AAC clinic, the IEP meeting, the autism acceptance event, the special education staff room, and the family dinner where a relative talks about the kid as if he is not in the room. It is a strong gift for a speech therapist, an AAC user, a special education teacher, and the friend who handed him the device.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and two words that read across an AAC clinic. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the full-paragraph entry on our neurodiversity page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

What does presume competence mean? Assume the person understands and build from there. The therapist wearing it watched a student prove it in a week.

Would an AAC clinic order these for the staff? Clinics do. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do people pick? Bay and Blossom. Black for the IEP meeting.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the hearing, the clinic, Disability Pride Month in July, the parking lot where someone took your spot.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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