Anti-ableist language is fully compatible with high-quality autism research: Response to Singer et al. (2023) (Letter)
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Abubakare, Oluwatobi
Asasumasu, Kassiane
Basargekar, Abha
Beaud, Flavien
Botha, Monique
Bottema-Beutel, Kristen
Brea, Maria Rosa
Brown, Lydia XZ
Burr, Daisy A
Cobbaert, Laurence
Dabbs, Chris
Denome, Donnie
Rosa, Shannon Des Roches
Edwards, Chris
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Singer et al. (2023) argue that the current lexical shift within autism research towards more neutral terminology hinders accurate scientific description of the wide range of autistic experiences, particularly within clinical and medical contexts. We disagree with these claims.
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Autism Research
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16
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4
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People with disability
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Applied and developmental psychology
Clinical and health psychology
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Psychology, Developmental
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Natri, HM; Abubakare, O; Asasumasu, K; Basargekar, A; Beaud, F; Botha, M; Bottema-Beutel, K; Brea, MR; Brown, LXZ; Burr, DA; Cobbaert, L; Dabbs, C; Denome, D; Rosa, SDR; Doherty, M; et al., Anti-ableist language is fully compatible with high-quality autism research: Response to Singer et al. (2023), Autism Research, 2023, 16 (4), pp. 673-676