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Originally Posted by SummerTime12
I wonder if it feels different because she’s a therapist—so if she’s not aware of how person-first language is important to many people, what else is she not aware of? If that makes any sense. Not that it’s so wrong or bad that she said it, but that maybe it says something about her as a professional?
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Hm, that's a good point. That it might make me doubt her knowledge on kids on the spectrum or her knowledge in working with kids in general. Or am I just concerned she's out of touch? (Admittedly, I wonder that about my T at times when he keeps referring to this form as a "list-serv")
I think I need to discuss this with (my) T to figure out where exactly this feeling is coming from and how to handle it. I suppose one option is to say something to P, see how she reacts (like, would she apologize?), and if she shifts her language at all. With my T, I wonder if that's just how he references autism anyway, or if he is following my lead and using the labels that I do?