Call Me Autistic: A Soft Correction for Those Still Using Person-First Language

• By: Becca Lory Hector, CAS, BCCS Autism and Neurodiversity Researcher/Consultant/Speaker/Author/Advocate Evolving Skye, LLC
• January 1st, 2021
• actually autistic, identity-first language, labels, language, person-first language, respect, winter 2021 issue
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I want to tell you about the woman I am named after, my Great Aunt Betty. I never met Betty, but I got to hear about her whenever I asked where my name came from. Betty was apparently a sassy lady who, like me, despised her full name and went by her nickname, Betty. The “big” family secret...