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Don’t Define Me By My Deficits

Don’t Define Me By My Deficits

2016-11-10T10:11:43-05:00By Judy Endow|Categories: Author, Autism, blog, Judy Endow, Parenting|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, autism, autistic, cross disability, Deficit Based Thinking, diagnosis, Disability, diversity, happiness, identity first language, Judy Endow, medical model, Neurodiversity, Painted Words, Painted Words: Aspects of Autism Translated|

My advice for younger autistics and for those who love and support them would be to look at who you ARE as a human being.

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Person First Attitude Trumps Language

Person First Attitude Trumps Language

2016-11-10T10:11:43-05:00By Judy Endow|Categories: Ableism, Author, blog, Conversation Starters, Judy Endow|Tags: advocacy, all disabilities, ASD, autism, autism spectrum, Autism Spectrum Disorders, autistic, cross disability, diversity, identity first language, Judy Endow, Neurodiversity, Painted Words, Painted Words: Aspects of Autism Translated, person first language, person first vs identity first, respect|

Am I a person with autism or autistic? Does it matter? And why?

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