Authacizing (verb)
It’s pronounced:
/ˈɔ .θə-saɪ.zɪŋ/ (AW-thuh-sy-zing).
The act of overly focusing on someone’s autism or perceived autism—either by reducing their identity solely to autism or by assuming they are autistic based on their behaviours without knowing if they have a diagnosis.
It’s pronounced:
/ˈɔ .θə-saɪ.zɪŋ/ (AW-thuh-sy-zing).
The act of overly focusing on someone’s autism or perceived autism—either by reducing their identity solely to autism or by assuming they are autistic based on their behaviours without knowing if they have a diagnosis.
Example Sentences:
1. “When you say someone is ‘just being autistic’ without knowing if they actually have autism, you’re authacizing them.”
2. “Don’t authacize people; they’re more than just their autism or behaviors.”
3. “She told her friend to stop authacizing her classmate because their quirks don’t automatically mean they’re autistic.”
1. “When you say someone is ‘just being autistic’ without knowing if they actually have autism, you’re authacizing them.”
2. “Don’t authacize people; they’re more than just their autism or behaviors.”
3. “She told her friend to stop authacizing her classmate because their quirks don’t automatically mean they’re autistic.”
by YouKnowItsB January 23, 2025
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