In the autistic community, there has long been a debate about how to refer to ourselves. Historicaly, medical professionals have often preferred “people with autism” while most of us prefer “autistic.” I personally – like the vast majority of autistics […]
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Us, Not Them -Aussie Bishops on Those With Disabilities
Tomorrow is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. (Obviously, some of us – particularly the blind, Deaf & autistic – prefer identity-first language but most disabled people prefer person-first language.) The Church celebrates it on the closest Sunday (i.e. […]
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Christians, Please Call Us Autistic, Blind, and Deaf
This is a point of charity that many miss, so I wrote about it: When I have posted about autism, I occasionally have had an argument about terminology. I am autistic. Occasionally a concerned person will tell me that I […]
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Pope Francis Condemns Eugenic Abortions
We need to listen to the Pope. “I’ve heard that it’s fashionable, or at least usual, that when in the first few months of pregnancy they do studies to see if the child is healthy or has something, the first […]
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