Autism isn’t something I have; it’s something I am. Put another way, I’m not “a person with Asperger’s/autism; I am … More
Tag: terminology
16 Words and phrases you might want to strike from your vocabulary right now, when referring to Asperger’s / autism
Apparently, this is the third post in an unintended-but-happily-accidental series of vocabulary-related posts. The other two can be found here: … More
Asperger’s / autism vocabulary 201 ~ a proposal toward a 21st-century shift
Yesterday, I celebrated six months of awareness of my true nature: I am autistic (Asperger’s). This does not make me … More
Everything old is new again: my vocabulary transformation
Often, with a new Asperger’s/autism spectrum diagnosis/realization comes a transformation of vocabulary, too. This definitely happened to me. All of … More
the silent wave 
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