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because its autism acceptance/awareness day i thought i& #39;d do a little thread explaining why the majority of autistics, including myself, prefer identity-first language over person-first language.
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just so yall know:
person first = person with autism, person who has autism
identity first = autistic
person first = person with autism, person who has autism
identity first = autistic
the main reason that many neurotypical people think that person-first language is better is because they think that we shouldn& #39;t be "defined" by our autism. they think that it& #39;s important that we are people before we are autistic.
with autism/has autism implies that our autism is extractable. the thing is, autism affects everything i do, every day. i have been autistic since i was born, and i will be autistic for the rest of my life.
my autism is a large part of my identity, so i do not want it to be viewed as something that i "have". i& #39;m autistic.
if i wasn& #39;t autistic i would be a completely different person, with a different personality and with different experiences.
