The Language of Autism
Should we call autism a disability, or something else? Should we say that someone is “autistic” or that they “have autism”?
neilp@yellowstep.co.uk
July 28, 2023
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Should we call autism a disability, or something else? Should we say that someone is “autistic” or that they “have autism”?
by Guy Shahar Published: 23rd June, 2021 Because autistic and non-autistic people have different neurological profiles, they have different ways of making sense of many things, and different preferences around how to communicate. Neither is better or worse, but because the vast majority of people are non-autistic, it’s easy for a narrative
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