actually the real reason i, an autistic person, am against “person with autism” type language is because it makes “the autism” sound like a whole entire state of being separate from “the person”. when “the autism” is just a fucking name us silly little humans have come up with and apply to behaviors & actions and things the aforementioned silly little humans do. and this applies to all mental illness, anything you find in the goddamn dsm-v; you’re not “a person with a disorder you never asked for” you’re a person who acts certain ways and has been given a label. there’s no scary external force making you do mentally ill shit, and if there is, it’s not your disorder.