Post by @Lumidaub@feddit.org

2026-02-24 10:13 UTC

"This is an American." You don't need to accept a term you don't like for yourself but others may not mind. Btw, autistic brains exist outside the UK and the US. In German, it's becoming more common to say "Menschen mit Autismus" (people with autism) but I suspect that's actually more to do with an effort to de-gender because constructions like "Autistinnen und Autisten" (female autists and male autists) are clunky. Also, your "blindist" and "deafist" don't exist in English which is why they sound weird, they do exist in German.

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@SaraTonin@lemmy.world 2026-02-24 11:43

The “American” one would suggest “an autistic”, rather than “an autist”, no? He is American, he is an American. > You don't need to accept a term you don't like for yourself but others may not mind I’ve said repeatedly that this isn’t a settled debate within the autism community, and at no point have I suggested that other people aren’t free to use whatever terms they want > Btw, autistic brains exist outside the UK and the US I understand that. I’m specifically talking about the English word “autist”. Ich rede nicht über Deutsch. > Also, your "blindist" and "deafist" don't exist in English which is why they sound weird I suppose that asks the question why is “autistic” one of (if not *the*) only example with a dedicated noun?

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