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Weāre only in the first week of April & Iāve already received a multitude of emails asking about how to respectfully speak about Autism & Autistic people.
Here are a few gentle reminders, for those of you who want to be good allies this month:
Here are a few gentle reminders, for those of you who want to be good allies this month:
In the debate over āAutistic Personā or āperson with autismā, though individual opinions can and do vary, Autistic person is preferred by most Autistic (not all) people.
Itās always good to ask & respect the individualās choice in how to identify themselves.
Itās always good to ask & respect the individualās choice in how to identify themselves.
Aspergers is being phased out as a diagnosis though some Autistic people have received this label in recent years (depending on where they live in the world).
Autistic is Autistic.
Separating Autistic people this way harms all of us even those who are given the Aspergers label.
Autistic is Autistic.
Separating Autistic people this way harms all of us even those who are given the Aspergers label.
I found out that I was Autistic, at the age of 29, fairly late in life.
When I would tell people this newly discovered information, often, they would have a range of reactions, from not knowing how to respond, to disbelief.
When I would tell people this newly discovered information, often, they would have a range of reactions, from not knowing how to respond, to disbelief.
In my experience coming out, Autistic has been a lot like coming out Queer -you have to come out over & over again.
It is an endless process with each & every new person you meet (if you choose to disclose that information).
It is an endless process with each & every new person you meet (if you choose to disclose that information).
When you do decide to disclose this information to people who may have been close to you in your life, you may lose people, because some humans will be unable to accept the new information, in relation to the way they think of you.
