Are Autism Labels Helpful...or Just Harmful?

Are labels helpful or harmful when it comes to autism? Watch this video to hear some of the pros and cons of labels before you weigh in.

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*NOTE: Every autistic person has different experiences. This video is based on research and studies, as well as my own experiences and those of other autistic people that have been shared with us. This is intended purely for educational and entertainment purposes, as we strive to help more people better understand the complexities of autism.


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📖 READ MORE:
1. Who benefits from diagnostic labels for developmental disorders (2022)
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9306602/
2. Do labels matter? The effect of specific and generic labels on university students' openness towards autistic peers (2022)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S175…
3. Higher or lower? Why using functional labels to describe autism is problematic
psychiatry-uk.com/higher-or-lower-why-using-functi…
4. Consequences of health condition labelling: protocol for a systemic scoping review (2020)
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7592274/
5. Could disease labeling have positive effects? Examining chronic fatigue syndrome... (2019)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S073…
6. Neurotypical peers are less willing to interact with those with autism based on thin slice judgments (2017)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28145411/
7. Can we see past the borderline? (2016)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26305114/


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⏰ TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:33 5 reasons labels can harm
5:50 Could they help? 5 possibilities
13:01 Next steps




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