Anti-ableist language is fully compatible with high-quality autism research: Response to Singer et al. (2023)

Heini M Natri¹, Oluwatobi Abubakare², Kassiane Asasumasu³, Abha Basargekar⁴, Flavien Beaud^{5

6}, Monique Botha⁷, Kristen Bottema-Beutel⁸, Maria Rosa Brea⁹, Lydia X Z Brown¹⁰, Daisy A Burr¹¹, Laurence Cobbaert¹², Chris Dabbs¹³, Donnie Denome¹⁴, Shannon Des Roches Rosa¹⁵, Mary Doherty¹⁶, Beth Edwards¹⁷, Chris Edwards¹⁸, Síle Ekaterin Liszk¹⁹, Freya Elise²⁰, Sue Fletcher-Watson²¹, Rebecca L Flower²², Stephanie Fuller²³, Dena Gassner^{24

25}, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu²⁶, Judith Good²⁷, Aimee Grant²⁸, Vicki L Haddix²⁹, Síofra Heraty³⁰, Andrew Hundt³¹, Steven K Kapp³², Nathan Keates³³, Trayle Kulshan³⁴, Andrew J Lampi⁴, Oswin Latimer³, Kathy Leadbitter³⁵, Jennifer Litton Tidd³⁶, Marie Manalili^{20

30}, Menelly Martin³, Anna Millichamp³⁷, Hannah Morton³⁸, Vishnu Nair³⁹, Georgia Pavlopoulou²⁰, Amy Pearson⁴⁰, Liz Pellicano²⁰, Hattie Porter⁴¹, Rebecca Poulsen⁴², Zoe S Robertson⁴, Kayla Rodriguez⁴³, Anne Roux⁴⁴, Mary Russell⁴⁵, Jackie Ryan⁴⁶, Noah Sasson⁴⁷, Holly Smith Grier³³, Mark Somerville²¹, Cole Sorensen⁴⁸, Kayden M Stockwell⁴, Tauna Szymanski⁴⁹, Sandy Thompson-Hodgetts⁵⁰, Martine van Driel⁵¹, Victoria VanUitert⁵², Krysia Waldock³³, Nick Walker⁵³, Courtney Watts⁵⁴, Zachary Williams⁵⁵, Richard Woods⁵⁶, Betty Yu⁵⁷, Meghan Zadow⁵⁸, Jordyn Zimmerman^{49

59}, Alyssa Hillary Zisk^{23

60}

Affiliations

¹ The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
² Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
³ Foundations for Divergent Minds, Plano, Texas, USA.
⁴ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
⁵ University of Idaho Moscow, Moscow, Idaho, USA.
⁶ University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁷ University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
⁸ Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.
⁹ New York University, New York, New York, USA.
¹⁰ Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA.
¹¹ Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
¹² University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹³ Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, USA.
¹⁴ Self-Advocate, USA.
¹⁵ Thinking Person's Guide to Autism, Redwood City, California, USA.
¹⁶ Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.
¹⁷ Bangor University, Bangor, UK.
¹⁸ Aspect Research Centre for Autism Practice, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁹ OK Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
²⁰ University College London, London, UK.
²¹ University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
²² La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
²³ Ask Me I'm an AAC User!, USA.
²⁴ Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA.
²⁵ Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA.
²⁶ Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.
²⁷ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
²⁸ Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
²⁹ University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
³⁰ University of London, London, UK.
³¹ Disabled in Higher Ed, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³² University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
³³ University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
³⁴ City University of Seattle, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³⁵ University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
³⁶ Neurodivergent Liberation Coalition, Washington DC, USA.
³⁷ Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
³⁸ Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
³⁹ University of Reading, Reading, UK.
⁴⁰ University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK.
⁴¹ Occupational Therapist, Bristol, UK.
⁴² Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴³ Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
⁴⁴ Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴⁵ Cabarrus Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
⁴⁶ University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
⁴⁷ The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
⁴⁸ Minnesota Disability Support Alternatives, Plymouth, Minnesota, USA.
⁴⁹ CommunicationFIRST, Washington DC, USA.
⁵⁰ University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, USA.
⁵¹ University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
⁵² Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
⁵³ California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, USA.
⁵⁴ University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁵⁵ Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁵⁶ London South Bank University, London, UK.
⁵⁷ San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA.
⁵⁸ University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁵⁹ The Nora Project, Highland Park, Illinois, USA.
⁶⁰ AssistiveWare, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

PMID: 37087601
DOI: 10.1002/aur.2928

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Anti-ableist language is fully compatible with high-quality autism research: Response to Singer et al. (2023)

Heini M Natri et al. Autism Res. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;16(4):673-676.

doi: 10.1002/aur.2928.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ The Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
² Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
³ Foundations for Divergent Minds, Plano, Texas, USA.
⁴ University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
⁵ University of Idaho Moscow, Moscow, Idaho, USA.
⁶ University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁷ University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
⁸ Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.
⁹ New York University, New York, New York, USA.
¹⁰ Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA.
¹¹ Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
¹² University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
¹³ Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, USA.
¹⁴ Self-Advocate, USA.
¹⁵ Thinking Person's Guide to Autism, Redwood City, California, USA.
¹⁶ Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.
¹⁷ Bangor University, Bangor, UK.
¹⁸ Aspect Research Centre for Autism Practice, Frenchs Forest, New South Wales, Australia.
¹⁹ OK Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA.
²⁰ University College London, London, UK.
²¹ University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
²² La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia.
²³ Ask Me I'm an AAC User!, USA.
²⁴ Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, USA.
²⁵ Towson University, Towson, Maryland, USA.
²⁶ Rice University, Houston, Texas, USA.
²⁷ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
²⁸ Swansea University, Swansea, UK.
²⁹ University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
³⁰ University of London, London, UK.
³¹ Disabled in Higher Ed, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
³² University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK.
³³ University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.
³⁴ City University of Seattle, Seattle, Washington, USA.
³⁵ University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
³⁶ Neurodivergent Liberation Coalition, Washington DC, USA.
³⁷ Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
³⁸ Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
³⁹ University of Reading, Reading, UK.
⁴⁰ University of Sunderland, Sunderland, UK.
⁴¹ Occupational Therapist, Bristol, UK.
⁴² Macquarie University, Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴³ Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
⁴⁴ Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁴⁵ Cabarrus Family Medicine, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.
⁴⁶ University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
⁴⁷ The University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA.
⁴⁸ Minnesota Disability Support Alternatives, Plymouth, Minnesota, USA.
⁴⁹ CommunicationFIRST, Washington DC, USA.
⁵⁰ University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, USA.
⁵¹ University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
⁵² Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA.
⁵³ California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, USA.
⁵⁴ University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
⁵⁵ Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
⁵⁶ London South Bank University, London, UK.
⁵⁷ San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA.
⁵⁸ University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁵⁹ The Nora Project, Highland Park, Illinois, USA.
⁶⁰ AssistiveWare, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

PMID: 37087601
DOI: 10.1002/aur.2928

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Singer A, Escher J, Lutz A, Halladay A. Singer A, et al. Autism Res. 2023 Apr;16(4):677. doi: 10.1002/aur.2925. Autism Res. 2023. PMID: 37087600 No abstract available.

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A full semantic toolbox is essential for autism research and practice to thrive.
Singer A, Lutz A, Escher J, Halladay A. Singer A, et al. Autism Res. 2023 Mar;16(3):497-501. doi: 10.1002/aur.2876. Epub 2022 Dec 12. Autism Res. 2023. PMID: 36508163

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