Autism has my child.

@thecolorofautism My child has autism is autistic. I'm so over feeling ashamed. It's not shameful, I'm mean honestly do diabetics go through all this. A label is the least of my worries!y son is awesome and I'll never allow him to feed into self doubt and pithy! I will always uplift and empower him.

Well I'm going to take a dark turn here and say my son is Autistic. What anyone else calls their child is one them and I respect it. I'm not going to argue about it because my son is AA and without this so called label or slur as some would call it...He could be called inmate (Phone number can only be seen by the question and answer creators). I think autistic sounds better than being called an inmate # or shot dead for not yielding. I want the police to know who my son is and what we claim he is, so they'll understand why he may not yield. Quit frankly I'm trying to keep the kid alive. Again, I have far worse things to be concerned with like my son's growth and development. Potatoe or Potato

I *STRONGLY* dislike the use of the term "autistic" as a noun to describe people with autism. Autism is a medical condition my daughter HAS, not something she IS. I will sometimes use "autistic" as an adjective but generally use people-first language.

Even though I'm a speech pathologist, I really think I have used all of the phrases to describe my son and others. I just don't understand the issue with the word "autistic." People that have autism call themselves 'autistics," so it's obviously not a demeaning word. I think getting all bent out of shape over someone saying, "he's autistic" is a waste of energy. I really feel strongly about that. Sometimes, the word, autistic, just fits better in the sentence.