The use of language in autism research.

Authors :: Monk R
Whitehouse AJO
Waddington H
Source :: Trends in neurosciences [Trends Neurosci] 2022 Nov; Vol. 45 (11), pp. 791-793. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 29.
Publication Year :: 2022
Abstract: The past three decades have seen a major shift in our understanding of the strong links between autism and identity. These developments have called for careful consideration of the language used to describe autism. Here, we briefly discuss some of these deliberations and provide guidance to researchers around language use in autism research.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of interests H.W. is the clinic lead of the Victoria University of Wellington Autism Clinic and A.J.O.W. is the Director of CliniKids, both of which provide support to autistic individuals. R.M. declares no competing interests.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)