Letter of the Day: The importance of language

I would like to draw your attention to the importance of language when we are referring to individuals who have exceptionalities.
Often the term “disabilities” could be replaced by the term “exceptionalities” or “differences” because it may be that a person is not unable to do something, he or she just does it in a different way.
The second point I’d like to make is the importance of using “people first” language. Saying “the autistic c