OtherJournal of autism and developmental disorders2023
Does Language Matter? Identity-First Versus Person-First Language Use in Autism Research: A Response to Vivanti.
Monique Botha, Jacqueline Hanlon, Gemma Louise Williams
PMID 33474662WHAT IT FOUND
Language choices in autism research can affect how autistic people are treated.
This commentary argues that, but reports no original study or patient outcomes.
What this paper is
This is a scholarly response to an editorial about person-first and identity-first language in autism research. It discusses arguments and cites other papers, but it reports no original methods, participants, or results, so there is no finding to act on.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat this as a study showing which language autistic people prefer. It is a commentary, not original evidence.