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Preference of terminology

Oakling

Just a quick question on preference really. In the letter I received confirming my diagnosis the term ASD was used. However, so was autism and reference was made to the previous label of Asperger’s (which I can understand the move away from). I have also seen people use ASC as their preferred terminology. 

My question is this, if you were to disclose your diagnosis to someone, or if you were in conversation discussing autism, what would your preferred term be? Would it be any of those that I mentioned here? 

I tend to use a variety and haven’t really settled on one. I don’t really suppose it matters, but I just wondered where everyone stood on this and what reasons you have behind your choice or choices. I’m also aware that some will prefer to use none of these terms.

This is a question I am grappling with at the moment, so I thought it is something I would put to this community as this is a place that has helped me process and understand each stage I have encountered post diagnosis.

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  • Whenever I need to talk about it, or disclose it I say simply: ''I'm autistic''.

    I've never said ''I've got autism'', first time I tried It got stuck in my mouth Stuck out tongue or ''I'm on a spectrum'', that one sounds like I'm saying ''I'm a happy bunny, when on pills'', because there couldn't be something less specific, if you stretch your imagination you can easily include alll people on a spectrum. So, it's just an excuse to get pills from GP, when you're healthy and want a day off or happy pills.

    Semantically: 

    It doesn't soundf correct to say it in englsh  ''I've got autism'', because it isn't something that can be attached or detached when you feel like it, e.g. broach, hat, make-up. It has a feeling of being correct to say  ''I'm autistic''.

    Just like:you say:

    Bearded person, instead of person with a beard

    White/Black/Other person instead of pperson with whiteness/blackness/otherness

    woman instead of person with womanness

    and so on

    And most of all, being called ''disordered'' over and over, makes me grind my teeth, there isn't many left though, without them I might just loose it next time and go on killing spreee.

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  • Whenever I need to talk about it, or disclose it I say simply: ''I'm autistic''.

    I've never said ''I've got autism'', first time I tried It got stuck in my mouth Stuck out tongue or ''I'm on a spectrum'', that one sounds like I'm saying ''I'm a happy bunny, when on pills'', because there couldn't be something less specific, if you stretch your imagination you can easily include alll people on a spectrum. So, it's just an excuse to get pills from GP, when you're healthy and want a day off or happy pills.

    Semantically: 

    It doesn't soundf correct to say it in englsh  ''I've got autism'', because it isn't something that can be attached or detached when you feel like it, e.g. broach, hat, make-up. It has a feeling of being correct to say  ''I'm autistic''.

    Just like:you say:

    Bearded person, instead of person with a beard

    White/Black/Other person instead of pperson with whiteness/blackness/otherness

    woman instead of person with womanness

    and so on

    And most of all, being called ''disordered'' over and over, makes me grind my teeth, there isn't many left though, without them I might just loose it next time and go on killing spreee.

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