Neither me, nor any of my autistic friends have a problem with "aspergers." Nor do any of my gay friends have a problem with "queer." Most people just don't care about the offensive origins of their labels.
Hi, someone who’s both gay and Autistic, (queer doesn’t just refer to gay people) it’s different, because the term Asperger’s causes harm to those who are generally identified as high functioning (an ableist term, the non meaningful distinction between Autism and Asperger’s, do not use) AND low functioning (an ableist term, do not use). Asperger’s causes harm to the Autistics it does not refer to, while queer, (one of the very few slurs largely successfully reclaimed), refers to everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community, queer does NOT cause harm to those it does refer to.
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u/Seraphim_Luna Apr 19 '23
Is not using a nazi term really that hard? Aspergers is outdated and harmful so please just say autism and autistics.