I say “autistic” because a) the word is more aesthetically pleasant, b) it has better general recognition (same reason I say I’m a vegetarian than being specific and saying “pescetarian”), and c) it acknowledges for solidarity-ish reasons that it’s all one spectrum.
I say “autistic” because a) the word is more aesthetically pleasant, b) it has better general recognition (same reason I say I’m a vegetarian than being specific and saying “pescetarian”), and c) it acknowledges for solidarity-ish reasons that it’s all one spectrum.