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Inclusive Language

SarahT93
6 months ago

Hi All,

I'm trying to set up an internal 'best practice' document around inclusive language at work. Does anyone have any tips/preferences on language? I know it's a hot topic currently in the community eg. Autistic person / person with autism etc.

Any insights would be appreciated!

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  • 6 months ago in reply to Ausomely Autistic

    I will 100% not even be mentioning disability, it's a work group that includes people with a range of neurodivergent conditions. The only thing I WILL mention at the end of the doc is that autism is technically labelled as a disability by the government and so it has a layer of protection legally.

  • 6 months ago in reply to Ausomely Autistic

    Agreed. Disabled or disorder has been used for too long now due to the whole it makes people think that we need to be fixed when we don’t. We just need to be accepted, included and accommodated to just like a blind person or a person in a wheelchair.