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The following is a list of terms, used to describe disabilities or people with disabilities, which may carry negative connotations or be offensive to people with or without disabilities. Some people consider it best to use person-first language , for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person."
Autistic individuals are often victims of violence, including bullying, abuse, sexual assault and criminal acts. [1] Violence can be physical or verbal, [2] as illustrated by the frequent use of the word "autistic" as an insult. [3] [4] Autistic people, like many people with disabilities, are often victims of hate crimes, and many live in fear. [5]
There have been instances in which a person, through facilitated communication (FC)—a scientifically discredited technique [1] that attempts to aid communication by people with autism or other communication disabilities who are non-verbal—seems to disclose experiences of abuse. [2]
Children are more likely to experience verbal abuse than any other form of maltreatment, and this abuse can have lasting effects. Study says child verbal abuse comparable to sexual, physical abuse ...
There are various ways a caregiver can use verbal communication to abuse a child: rejection of a child's worth, isolating a child from social experiences, terrorizing a child with verbal assaults, ignoring a child's needs, corrupting a child's views of the world and teaching them that delinquent activity is normal, verbally assaulting a child ...
Editor’s note: This is one in a series of guest columns by Wichita-area residents to tell their stories, in their words, spotlighting barriers that deter full participation in the life of the ...
Additional policies like the United States Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act passed in 1974 and reauthorized in 2019 created a state-based child abuse reporting and response system that requires professionals to be legally mandated to make a government report if a child alludes to the possibility of abuse or neglect to see if an ...
[22] [138] It is not known whether FC generates more abuse allegations than other suggestive techniques. [115] [139] Researchers suspect that facilitators involved in this type of case may, mistakenly, believe there is a link between early abuse and autism, or suspect familial abuse for other reasons. [115] [139] As Green wrote in a 1995 article: