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    1 year ago

    Maybe this is region dependant? Or maybe a thing in online spaces? Because in my experience, in real life interactions, for example, I’ve heard case workers refer to an individual as someone who identifies with a disability rather than saying a disabled person. And this is a more recent change and I actually appreciated as instead of saying something about the person it makes it about what they feel and gives them power and autonomy.

    I understand and sympathize with how it can be weaponized against trans people but that’s not the universal experience and not the connotation I get from it. Agree to disagree, and I will consider your point of view in the future when using the term. Thank you.

    Also, I’m not diagnosed autistic, but I’m pretty sure I’ve self-something’d it