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{{Comment|Feel free to change the name, it was the best I could think of... which isn't the best lol}}

== Autism community vs Autistic community ==

I have seen two different, but similar-ish meanings for these.

# The autism community is any [[allism|allistic]] who knows or works with an autistic
# The autism community is mostly composed of people- autistic or not- who support stuff that the majority of the Autistic community does not. (For instance, supporting ABA, or trying to find a cure)

# The Autistic community is any autistic
# The Autistic community is mostly autistics but can also include any ally/anyone who supports what the majority of autistics support.

== Autism mom/dad ==

An Autism mom or dad is, stereotypically, a parent of an autistic child who often complains about how hard it is to have a "child with autism", supports ABA

== Autistic, With autism, On the Spectrum, Autist ==

* "Autistic" is identity-first language (preferred among autistics)
* "With autism" is person-first language (preferred among [[allism|allistics]])
* "On the spectrum" is sort of like a euphemism (seems to be disliked by autistics)
* "Autist" is a shortened version of "autistic"

[[Identity-first language]] is preferred among autistics because many believe autism is a part of them. If you remove the autism, you destroy everything they are.

[[Person-first language]] is preferred among allistics. While person-first language is usually preferred/recommended for many disabilities/diagnoses*, many who use this in regards to autism also hold beliefs contrary to the community.

~* Many of which don't have another way to say it and I wonder which would be preferred among those communities if an alternative was available. (Bipolar, OCD, BPD, Down's Syndrome, etc.)

[[Category:Autistic paradigms and terminology]]