
ALT Autism Spectrum & Developmental Disabilities ABCT Special Interest Group. abctautism.com Affirming Language Guidelines The ASDD SIG aims to be a safe space for all members to communicate and collaborate, inclusive of neurotype. The guidelines below center autistic perspectives regarding strengths-based language that is accepting of differences. Table with two columns. Left column "Instead of This...", right column "Try This!". Lists of terms in each column (length exceeds permitted alt text). Further Reading Dwyer et al., 2022. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9066426/pdf/nihms-1801134.pdf Bottema-Beutel et al., 2021. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2020.0014 Monk et al., 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2022.08.009 Divergent Perspectives. https://www.divergentperspectives.co.uk/post/neurodivergent-affirming-report-writing JADD. https://www.springer.com/journal/10803/updates/23353702 APA. https://www.apa.org/about/apa/equity-diversity-inclusion/language-guidelines.pdf













