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Don't say "autistic people" (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago by jack@programming.dev to c/autism@lemmy.world
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I'd like to start off by saying I have autism.

Many people - autistic and otherwise - have debated whether to refer to us as autistic people, or people with autism.

I'm aware that some people with autism prefer the former description, autistic people. Personally, I don't mind either description. I'd guess most of us aren't that bothered, although I don't know for sure.

That being said, the latter description, people with autism, is widely considered to be more politically correct.

Neurotypical people will visit this community, and we don't want to offend them by using the incorrect term to describe ourselves.

/s, by the way. Never let an NT tell you what to call yourself.

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[-] GojuRyu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

It's funny, I'm from Denmark where we also have those three ways of referring to autistic people but I much prefer the equivalent to the first and second option in Danish. Autism isn't really used as a curse word here though it is used in a derogatory manner by some to mean something is stupid or odd.

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