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Originally Posted by LonesomeTonight
Yeah, seen D 3 times, me and H twice. I guess I just worry she doesn't have the right skill set to work with her. She tends to seem unsure of herself. Hesitant in choosing her words (H noticed this as well). And I think I'm a little bothered that she used "autistic" in reference to D (today and some before), but I know that's a controversial topic in the autism community, what terms to use. Dr. T will always just say "on the spectrum" or maybe has a couple times referred to "her autism" but more in the sense of "with her autism, she has x to deal with." So maybe I'm just used to that... I don't know. It sort of feels like "disabled person" vs. "person with disability" to me.
ETA: I think ex-MC also always used terms like "on the spectrum." I know he worked with some teens and adults who are.
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To me, some of this tiptoeing around can inadvertently lead to further stigmatization. I don't mean that the terms themselves do that - more that the preoccupation with verbiage has the opposite of the intended effect imo. If someone is worrying about using the exact right words, they are in fact focusing on the disability instead of the person.