Throughout other opinion based or medical articles about disability or even within everyday jargon, you may hear words used to describe the level of severity of someone’s disability, such as “high-functioning” or “low-functioning”. These labels are called “functioning labels” and they are especially present within the context of describing someone with autism.
Read MoreLanguage can have an immense impact on a community, good and bad, especially in regards to the disability community, who has a complex history of misrepresentation, stigma, erasure, and overall misunderstanding. How we choose to identify and discuss people with disabilities, especially for those who are able-bodied, carries immense weight.
Read MoreWhat is “Neurodiversity”? Is it a biological fact, a perspective, or even a social justice movement? More importantly, who does neurodiversity address?
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