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"?
I wonder. Can an autist be a flautist? And if so would they be an autist flautist or a flautist autist?
I am an ortist artist, I have a brother who really is an ortist flautist, he just doesn't know he is autistic.