{"id":3594,"date":"2024-01-26T22:27:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T22:27:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/?page_id=3594"},"modified":"2024-01-26T22:44:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T22:44:46","slug":"how-to-talk-about-autism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/how-to-talk-about-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Talk About Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3594\" class=\"elementor elementor-3594\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230086d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"230086d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6167f4b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6167f4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0056dc8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0056dc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7bf79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae7bf79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Talk About Autism<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-470d2bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"470d2bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clinical Expert: Patricia Renno, PhD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8bd3c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8bd3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/austen-IMG_001.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3631\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/austen-IMG_001.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/austen-IMG_001-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/austen-IMG_001-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">All About Autism<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3362dea elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3362dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What is Autism?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How to Talk About Autism<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/all-about-autism\/causes\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Causes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/signs-symptoms\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Signs &amp; Symptoms<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/diagnosis\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Diagnosis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/intervention\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Intervention<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/parenting-autism\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Parenting Autism<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Autism in Adulthood<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430c1f3 elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet 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href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/all-about-autism\/what-is-autism\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">What is Autism<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3596\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/how-to-talk-about-autism\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">How to Talk About Autism<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/all-about-autism\/causes\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Causes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3597\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/signs-symptoms\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Signs &#038; Symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-399\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/all-about-autism\/diagnosis\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type 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class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">How to Talk About Autism<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/all-about-autism\/causes\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Causes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3597\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/signs-symptoms\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Signs &#038; Symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-399\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/all-about-autism\/diagnosis\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Diagnosis<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-402\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/all-about-autism\/autism-glossary\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Autism Glossary<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-401\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/all-about-autism\/quick-facts\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Quick Facts<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-397\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/all-about-autism\/treatment-2\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Treatment<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3599\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/frequently-asked-questions\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3600\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uclasemel.com\/cart\/parenting-autism\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Parenting Autism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a98d29 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3a98d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e947d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93e947d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f839d1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f839d1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29b9a09 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"29b9a09\" 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The goal was to describe the variability in how people with autism act and behave, and the term &#8220;spectrum&#8221; was intended to cover the range of autistic individuals, from those who required minimal accommodation to those who needed much more.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"elementToProof\">Over time, non-autistic individuals began to refer to the spectrum as a linear scale, ranging from high to low functioning. For many, the idea of a spectrum has become a loaded term, and there is a growing belief that we should instead discuss autism as a wheel or pie. In this model, each slice represents a different trait, and every individual possesses distinct strengths and weaknesses.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03748c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c03748c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25c553b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25c553b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cAutistic,\u201d \u201cWith Autism,\u201d or \u201cAsperger\u2019s\u201d - What\u2019s Right?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffac7e3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffac7e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementToProof\">People use different types of language when discussing autism. Some prefer person-first language, such as saying &#8220;an individual with autism,&#8221; as it emphasizes that individuals have identities beyond their diagnosis. Others prefer identity-first language, such as &#8220;autistic individual,&#8221; as this term recognizes that being autistic is an integral part of who they are.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"elementToProof\">UCLA CART acknowledges the diversity in perspectives on terminology for autism and will use person-first and identity-first language interchangeably throughout this website.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"elementToProof\">People may refer to individuals as having &#8220;Asperger&#8217;s&#8221; or &#8220;Asperger&#8217;s disorder.&#8221; However, this terminology is technically outdated. 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