diffability
English
Etymology
Blend of different + abilityCategory:English blends#DIFFABILITY, as a play on disability intended to remove the term's negative connotations.
Noun
diffability (plural diffabilities)Category:English lemmas#DIFFABILITYCategory:English nouns#DIFFABILITYCategory:English countable nouns#DIFFABILITYCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DIFFABILITYCategory:Pages with entries#DIFFABILITYCategory:Pages with 1 entry#DIFFABILITY
- (uncommonCategory:English terms with uncommon senses#DIFFABILITY) A psychological condition, such as Asperger's syndrome, viewed as a natural neurological variation rather than a disability or disorder.
- 2003, Wendy Lawson, Build Your Own Life: A Self-Help Guide For Individuals with Asperger Syndrome, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 138:
- However, accepting my diffability as part of the package I come in, makes my life much easier to deal with. I'm not suggesting that we use Asperger's Syndrome as an excuse for not doing things, just that we aim at being 'inclusive' towards ourselves, as well as towards others.Category:English terms with quotations#DIFFABILITY
- 2009, Rudy Simone, 22 Things a Woman Must Know If She Loves a Man with Asperger's Syndrome, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 13:
- It is not so much a disability as a diffability. People with AS are often brilliant in some respects, but they may display different social and emotional responses than what is considered the norm.Category:English terms with quotations#DIFFABILITY
- 2013, “Contributors”, in Jami L. Anderson, Simon Cushing, editors, The Philosophy of Autism, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 208:
- Nick Pentzell is a college student and “diffability” advocate for people on the autism spectrum.Category:English terms with quotations#DIFFABILITY