Ok so it’s taken me a while to feel like I can say anything authoritative on this subject. And remember - I’m just one person. But since I first started researching autism, I‘ve run into a lot of debate in various circles about whether it’s better to use “person-first” or “identity-first“ language. Let me break this down a bit. Person-first language is putting the person before the label. Like “person with cancer” or “person with autism.” Identity-first language is putting th

This global pandemic is something like none of us have ever seen in our lifetime. Most people who get COVID-19 come down with mild to moderate flu-like symptoms, and then recover. But there is no doubt that the virus is deadly, and downright scary, for older adults, and those with underlying respiratory conditions. And it spreads like wildfire. My family and I live in NYC, which is being called "the epicenter" of the pandemic in the US, since there are so many millions of peo