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Please don’t call autistic people as “they”, we are human and please remember if you met one autistic person, you met only one autistic person. We are as differ
by loriverkutya 8y ago
Please don’t call autistic people as “they”, we are human and please remember if you met one autistic person, you met only one autistic person. We are as different as neurotypical persons are different.
- rimliu 8y agoUhm. I usually call other humans “they”. How else I am supposed to call them?
- loriverkutya 8y agoSorry I was not clear, please do not refer autistic people as “group”, autism is a spectrum and each autistic individual can be very different. Not all of us are emotionally unstable. This kind of generalisation is pretty harmful.
- ndnxhs 8y agoSeems to be a miscommunication. I use they as a gender neutral way of referring to individuals as the English language doesn't offer a better alternative.
- buttcoinslol 8y agoAgain, the OP was not using a collective noun to refer to autistic people as a group, their post was about a single individual with autism.
- SquareWheel 8y agoThey (ndnshs) seem to just be referring to a single person here. Not a group.
- ndnxhs 8y agoI refer to everyone as they. I don't see why you have a problem with this. My comment doesn't need to contain details of gender.
- DanBC 8y agoParent poster is using "singular they". This is a well established correct English usage, but it may be confusing to people speaking English as a second language.