Published on 12, July, 2020
I often refer to myself as an "Autist" and would not be at all concerned if anyone else called me it either (assuming it was done without malice).
For some reason the word really appeals to me - it just fits!
A therapist suggested that saying "an autistic person" would be more inclusive.
Are there offensive connotations to the word "Autist"?
It's not the words themselves but how they are used. I've been less offended by someone being intentionally rude to me and more so by people who make comments out of polite ignorance. But then, I think everyone has done that at one point or another, including me.
moon said:Are there offensive connotations to the word "Autist"?
"Being offended" is a choice: anyone who does not want to be "offended" can just stop being "offended."
What a weird remark about you not having autism because you have empathy. Sounds like the manager doesn't have empathy
I quite like the term myself
try to avoid using labels
She was mine too, I Sperg! Not so much a crush, but a friend I so badly wanted to have!
Personally I do like Autiste, it's tongue in cheek pretentious, like that Bucket woman calling herself Bouquet. I couldn't give a fig what word people use, as long as it's not said in hate. But I realise that some people do, and that words direct thought. To be a comfortable society to live in we do need to think about the words we use. I do think the inflection that the word is said in is more important than the collection of tongue and mouth movements used to pronounce the word.
It's on Freeview at the moment.
Yes, ignore or mute the people picking holes in what you're saying. They're only trying to start arguments anyway, they don't really care about the subject.
I've actually started saying to trolls 'you're not very good at trolling are you, so why did you reply?'
Ah yes, the lovely shape shifting "Myer" (I probably mispelled her name) A.K.A. Catherine Schell. My very first real "crush"... For some reason the 12 year old me really liked the idea of a shape shifting girlfriend!
Oh, those were happy days, Plastic.I'm about to start channelling Gerry Anderson at any moment. If only I could go back and re-live watching Space 1999 for the first time.
I winder how many people had to then go look up "weeb"?
Turns out my kid is one...
I never really understood the motivations of the Mysterons - they accidentally got attacked once - but they keep attacking earth - some serious anger issues there - maybe they need some therapy.
A always wanted an SPV - never got one - but I had a UFO Mobile with rocket launcher
That sort of thing is why I don't do pc - everyone dancing around trying not to offend anyone.
If people choose or want to be offended, they will find a reason no matter what you do or say - that's the whole game.
The only way to win is not to play.
I am an ortist artist, I have a brother who really is an ortist flautist, he just doesn't know he is autistic.
It’s one of those terms like weeb. It started off with negative connotations but the more I’m hearing it used self referentialy the more it’s growing on me.
www.google.co.uk/.../define.php?term=Autist&=true
I like Ortist. I am an Ortist, I am also an Artist.
I wonder. Can an autist be a flautist? And if so would they be an autist flautist or a flautist autist?