Pattern Recognition

[nightengalesknd]

In 2013 an autistic woman wrote an essay called “You Should Tell Your Kids That They’re Autistic. It’s a good piece. I’ve shared it with my department and printed out a copy to hand to some parents of patients. I linked to it awhile back in my piece, “Label your kids - and your cans

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Autism and Temperament

[ext_3474765]

People would gawk at me if I insisted that sanguines should be called "people with a sanguine temperament" instead of "sanguines". I don't know why person-first language is normal. To be honest, if I am encouraged take pride in being choleric-sanguine (ChlorSan), ENTP-A, 8w7 sx, High D, Gamma ILE (ENTp),and Ne dom, why shouldn't I be encouraged and encourage others to be proud to be autistic?

Re: Autism and Temperament

[nightengalesknd]

It says a lot about prejudice when we think about what traits people don't think we should be proud about, doesn't it.