"It Defines Who I Am" or "It's Something I Have": What Language Do [Autistic] Australian Adults [on the Autism Spectrum] Prefer?
There has been a recent shift from person-first to identity-first language to describe autism. In this study, Australian adults who reported having a diagnosis of autism (N = 198) rated and ranked autism-terms for preference and offensiveness, and explained their choice in free-text. 'Autistic', 'Pe...
| Published in: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 677 - 688 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Feb2023
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| Online Access: | View this record in EBSCOhost |