Why I dislike “person first” Language

Jim Sinclair

Abstract


Originally published on the authors web site in 1999 this article still provides an antidote to the often prescribed use of people first language. The article belongs in Autonomy as a constant source of reference to all future authors and subscribers.

Keywords


Autism; Neurodiversity; Person First Language; People First Language

References


http://web.archive.org/web/20090210190652/http://web.syr.edu/~jisincla/person_first.htm


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