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The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person."
Many autistic people, as well as those in the autism rights movement, do not view autism as a disease or disorder. Care should be taken when editing WP:BLPs, or pages related to the autism rights movement, to avoid describing autism through pathological terms like risk factors, symptoms, and treatment. Care should also be taken on BLPs to refer ...
Autism in Love is an American documentary film released in 2015. [1] Synopsis. The film follows four autistic adults, Dave, Lindsey, Lenny, and Stephen, and ...
Kerry Magro, a speaker and author who is autistic, advises the crew on best practices for cast members on "Love on the Spectrum." ... (a common characteristic among people with autism), stayed up ...
Autism rights advocates and psychologists say this binary of acceptable "passions" and pathologised "obsessions" is unfair. [7] [8] Terms like circumscribed interests, [9] obsessions, or restricted interests [10] have historically been used to describe special interests, but these terms are discouraged by autism rights advocates. [7]
Autism in Love (2015) is an American documentary film. The Autistic Gardener (2015) is a Channel 4 documentary series in which a team of autistic people redesign people's gardens. [15] Girls with Autism (2015) is a documentary following three girls at Limpsfield Grange, a specialized school in the United Kingdom. [16]
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This list appears to be made exclusively with the comfort of abled people in mind. Words like "autistic", "blind", "deaf-mute" or even the so controversial "wheelchair bound" are proper terms used to talk about disabilities. Putting those words on such a list only contributes to making disabilities seem like something to be ashamed of.