Talk:Spectrum 10K

Changed 'People with Autism' to 'Autistic people' as the majority of people in the Autistic community (including myself) strongly prefer Identity-first language to person-first language, some of us find the use of person-first language offensive. We don't say that someone is 'A person with Canada' we call them 'Canadian', we don't say someone is 'a person of female identity' we call them a 'woman' we don't say someone is 'A person with piano playing talents' we call them either a 'Pianist' or a 'piano player' Parents, caregivers and psychiatrists don't get a vote on our identity, only Autistic people get to decide that. Autistic is our identity. Please respect that. https://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/identity-first-language/ https://autismmythbusters.com/general-public/autistic-vs-people-with-autism/jim-sinclair-why-i-dislike-person-first-language/ https://pwd.org.au/resources/disability-info/language-guide/identity-vs-person/ https://thebodyisnotanapology.com/magazine/i-am-disabled-on-identity-first-versus-people-first-language/ https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2019/07/identity-first-vs-person-first-language-is-an-important-distinction/ https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/07/12/unpacking-the-debate-over-person-first-vs-identity-first-language-in-the-autism-community/ https://www.bustle.com/p/what-is-identity-first-language-should-you-use-it-74901 https://www.aucd.org/template/page.cfm?id=605 Tydoni (talk) 17:41, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I know this is a late reply, but thought I'd respond as I just saw the talk page message and lay out what I think on the situation, in case I have to refer to this issue in other autism-related articles. Like you, I'm autistic, and favour identity-first language and do not think that neurotypical parents, caregivers, or psychiatrists should be dictating language... But unfortunately, this is how most Wikipedia-reliable sources treat the issue.That being said, identity-first language is in line with the National Autistic Society guidelines and those of NHS England, as well as some of the sources you cited (it's worth noting that a number of those you cite are from advocacy groups, and unfortunately do not pass as reliable on Wikipedia). As this is a group based in the UK, it makes sense (to me) to go by the NHS and NAS guidelines. (Both of these don't capitalise "Autistic").I know that identity-first language – even for autistic subjects – is not always a given on Wikipedia, that generally the style preferred by the group or individual is used, and that changes from one form to another without prior talk page discussion might be seen as disruptive by some (WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS and all that)... But I do think that the NAS and NHS England guidelines set a precedent for UK articles on autistic issues to use identity-first language. – Bangalamania (talk) 16:56, 28 September 2021 (UTC)