RE: To call them autistic or people with autism
January 9, 2016 at 4:31 pm
(This post was last modified: January 9, 2016 at 4:33 pm by Faith No More.)
Fair enough. Perhaps the proper response to being asked whether you prefer to be called "autistic" or "person with autism" is that you prefer to be referred to as "person that isn't defined by one single trait."
ETA: I got ninja'd by your second post. The difference I see is that one can be used as an insult while the other is a clinical diagnosis. Am I missing something?
ETA: I got ninja'd by your second post. The difference I see is that one can be used as an insult while the other is a clinical diagnosis. Am I missing something?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
