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什麼是自閉症？

自閉症是一種發育障礙。這不是一種心理健康狀況。這不是學習障礙。儘管這些可以並且經常會同時發生。自閉症是一種神經分化，意思是：

學習與思考的差異
感覺上的差異
言語、語言和溝通需求的差異
人類思維的多樣性
神經學差異
差異感覺加工

The top of a child's head who is lying on a wooden floor with their hands on a red heart

Autistic people are often multiply Neurodivergent, meaning they can also be dyslexic, dyspraxic, and ADHD for example.

語：自閉症人？自閉症患者？

“自閉症患者”——以人為本的語言

“自閉症人士”——身份第一語言

A young child has their back to the camera standing on a road that is painted as a rainbow - red, orange, yellow, blue, violet

Here is what you need to know: the general consensus is that the majority of Autistic people prefer identity-first language; so "Autistic person" rather than "person has autism / person with autism". This is about human rights and undoing the societal stigma that Autistic people have faced for decades. The disclaimer here is that not every single Autistic person prefers identity-first language, and so we always want to honour the individual's preference. Not sure? Just ask the person.

大多數自閉症人士更喜歡身份第一語言：所以“自閉症人士” 。但為什麼？身份第一語言清楚地表明，自閉症是該人身份的固有部分。這是關於賦權，就像你說“中國人”或“同性戀者”一樣——而不是“中國人”或“同性戀者”。

專業人士必須使用自閉症人士喜歡的語言並傾聽自閉症人士的意見。