Episode #50 | Autism Language Debate

By isaac-autism-in-the-wild | June 10, 2020

In this podcast, we discuss the language and symbols most commonly used within our autism community and how it relates to our loved ones touched by autism. We discuss why parents choose certain language and how it can help and, at times, hinder our ability to effectively communicate information about our loved ones; specifically when engaging in discussions with individuals in our community who may have less knowledge of the disorder.

We discuss:

Autistic vs. Person with autism (AKA people first language)
Heavily touched vs. low functioning
High functioning vs. Aspergers
Autistic vs. Neuro-Diverse
Touched by autism vs. impacted by autism
Disabled vs. Differently-Abled

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