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Monday, September 9, 2024
Person-first or Identity-first language?
Should you use “person-first” language to describe a person who is on the autism spectrum? Or use “identity-first” language and refer to them as an autistic person? The style guides I examined, suggest that both are permissible — but when you know which language is preferred by a person or by their community, that is the language you should use. https://youtu.be/ynVXESFdoJ4
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Robust debate and even unusual opinions are encouraged, but please stay on-topic and be respectful. Comments are subject to review for personal attacks or insults, discriminatory statements, hyperlinks not directly related to the discussion and commercial spam.