Allistic is to autistic, what cis-gender is to trans-gender. It is tricky to find language that supports the idea of “different and equal,” but I think this is the best we have right now. I try to use language that I would use with race and sexual orientation and gender identity. I would like to see an umbrella word like “queer” but for neurotypes, instead of “neurodivergent,” because I wouldn’t like to call myself “race-divergent.” That is not a criticism of anyone who does use it. I would like to see our community grow in a direction where we don’t define ourselves by how different we are from allistics.
References:
Zefram. (2003). Allism: an introduction to a little known condition. Retrieved on April 11, 2024 from https://www.fysh.org/~zefram/allism/allism_intro.txt
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