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In a letter to the editor, a teacher criticized an article in USA Today on autism because it used the term autistic child rather than child with autism. She championed people-first terminology, which avoids defining individuals by their ability or disability.For example, instead of identifying someone as a disabled person, one would say, She has a disability.

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Yes, because obstacles are not something people choose on their own. So instead of naming people according to their disabilities, it makes more sense to say they have a disability.

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