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How would you describe autism? - Language Research released

Avi Moderator
Hi all,
We don’t often post like this but we’d like to let you know about an important piece of research we have released today regarding (THIS IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE) autism. It is based on a survey of 3,470 people including people on the spectrum, their families, friends and professionals.
We are keen to know what you think about this so let us know in this thread.
Take care,

Avi
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  • I think the term(s) used should reflect the preference of the individual or group concerned. To defer to another's preference (e.g. family member or staff member) is at best ignorant. Only if a person is unable to express a preference should an "educated guess" be made. Using the preferred language when talking about an individual or group is a basic sign of respect, rather than someone else deciding they know best.

    If, as an organisation, a decision is made to use a particular term for consistency in communications, then there should be a brief explanation about the decision making and acknowledgement that individual preferences exist. For example "NAS acknowledges that individual preferences exist when discussing autism. NAS uses the term "autistic people" because in a survey of our membership this was the most preferred term among respondents with formally or self diagnosed autistic spectrum conditions." Then include a link to the source of the evidence.

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  • I think the term(s) used should reflect the preference of the individual or group concerned. To defer to another's preference (e.g. family member or staff member) is at best ignorant. Only if a person is unable to express a preference should an "educated guess" be made. Using the preferred language when talking about an individual or group is a basic sign of respect, rather than someone else deciding they know best.

    If, as an organisation, a decision is made to use a particular term for consistency in communications, then there should be a brief explanation about the decision making and acknowledgement that individual preferences exist. For example "NAS acknowledges that individual preferences exist when discussing autism. NAS uses the term "autistic people" because in a survey of our membership this was the most preferred term among respondents with formally or self diagnosed autistic spectrum conditions." Then include a link to the source of the evidence.

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