What about the term "handi-capable". Is that a good choice is does the word sound ridiculous?
2007-07-28 05:03:27 · 16 answers · asked by Margaret S 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
No. Autistic people are autistic.
I suggest you educate yourself on what autism is.
2007-07-28 05:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Autistic people are neither retarded or handicapped. They are simply different. Many autistic individuals are gifted in areas that many "normal" people would love to be - they are just not able to respond in the accepted manner or in some cases to any social interaction at all. They live often in a world of their own. Noises often cause confusion and/or anger. This is not due to retardation, but because they pick up and perceive more than the average person can. It can be a terrifying situation for them. You can just use autistic rather than retarded or handicapped. It is good that you ask. Some would just barrel ahead and end up hurting someone's parent with unintended use of words.
2007-07-28 12:13:26 · answer #2 · answered by shortroundn 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Autism covers a wide range, from individuals with severe impairments—who may be silent, mentally disabled, and locked into hand flapping and rocking—to less impaired individuals who may have active but distinctly odd social approaches, narrowly-focused interests, and verbose, pedantic communication. Sometimes the syndrome is informally and controversially divided into low-, medium- and high-functioning autism (LFA, MFA, and HFA) based on IQ thresholds, or on how much support the individual requires in daily life. Autism can also be divided into syndromal and non-syndromal autism, where the former is associated with severe or profound mental retardation or a congenital syndrome with physical symptoms, such as tuberous sclerosis. Although individuals with Asperger's tend to perform better cognitively than those with autism, it is unclear how much overlap occurs among Asperger's, HFA, and non-syndromal autism.
The American Association on Mental Retardation continued to use the term mental retardation until 2006. In June 2006 its members voted to change the name of the organisation to the "American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities," rejecting the options to become the AAID or AADD. Part of the rationale for the double name was that many of the members worked with people with autism and Asperger syndrome, also known as pervasive developmental disorders, not all of whom were also mentally retarded.
To answer the question, no.
2007-07-28 12:21:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
They're not retarded because in a lot of cases they aren't slow and they're not handicapped either. Autism is something different, many of them are way more intelligent that most "normal" people. Just call them Autistic.
2007-07-28 12:11:38 · answer #4 · answered by Timmyj01 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
no! my boss has two autistic children and they are both fully independant kids. They are very bright, they just don't talk the same as us "normal" folks do. He might not understand some concepts, but alot of the "normal" public doesn't either...haha it's nicer just to say autistic or special
2007-07-28 12:09:05 · answer #5 · answered by biznitchil 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why is it you can't just refer to them as Autistic? Barring that, I think it's best to ask their support group what the preferred term is. ie: Some people are fine being called black, some like to be called African-American. If you are unsure, politely ask them.
2007-07-31 22:00:12 · answer #6 · answered by i_have_cheese_dreams 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Autistic people generally have normal to high IQs, so they're obviously NOT retarded. Why not just call them what they are, "autistic"? Most people now are acquainted with this terminology.
2007-07-28 12:18:02 · answer #7 · answered by Pinyon 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
why do we have to call names at all.although,i must say,im a stepparent of a 15 year old austitic boy,who lived with me from the age of 5 to 10.....now,he looks completely normal...so naturally in the grocery store people are wondering what the hell is wrong with him,cause hes busy ya know.the looks some people give,are crazy.see i can deal with autisim i just cant deal with all the stupid people who dont want to know,or care to know what it is
2007-07-28 16:57:02 · answer #8 · answered by sleepy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say challenged.
Retarded is not a good term
2007-08-01 09:44:16 · answer #9 · answered by MB-n-KC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My brother works in the school for the autistic children . handicapped is the right term.
GOD BLESS
2007-07-28 12:12:40 · answer #10 · answered by TCC Revolution 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just refer to them as 'special' people. They are still human and deserve the same respect as anyone else.
2007-07-28 12:07:33 · answer #11 · answered by lyzz115 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋