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The neurodiversity movement labels anyone with any of the above listed disorders as "neurodivergent", although people with autism are the main target. They strongly oppose "person-first language" (i.e. "person with autism") in favor of "identity-first language" (i.e. "autistic person"), always capitalizing "Autistic", because they treat autism as if it is equivalent to national heritage and as being a major component of a person's identity. They consider person-first language to "accessorize" autism, although they do this themselves by considering autism a "gift" and an "identity" and creating an "autism pride" movement and day.

The neurodiversity movement labels anyone with any of the above listed disorders as "neurodivergent", although people with autism are the main target. They strongly oppose "person-first language" (i.e. "person with autism") in favor of "identity-first language" (i.e. "autistic person"), always capitalizing "Autistic", because they treat autism as if it is equivalent to national heritage and as being a major component of a person's identity. They consider person-first language to "accessorize" autism, although they do this themselves by considering autism a "gift" and an "identity" and creating an "autism pride" movement and day.

Neurodiversity advocates are vehemently against any kinds of cures or treatments for autism (particularly [[ABA therapy]]), comparing it to eugenics and considering it to be abuse in all circumstances, even if the client wants a treatment or cure, enjoys the therapy or makes progress. However, their "activism" only focuses on those with "high-functioning" autism (such as [[Asperger syndrome]]), completely ignores those with "moderate-" to "low-functioning" autism and opposes the use of these labels, although the disorder is a spectrum and symptoms and their severity vary widely across the spectrum. Many of them also consider the puzzle piece symbol traditionally used for autism, like many irrelevant things, "ableist", believing that it has a negative connotation. Most if not all support self-diagnosis and some claim to have "diagnosed" their own autism.

Neurodiversity advocates are vehemently against any kinds of cures or treatments for autism (most notably [[ABA therapy]]), comparing it to [[eugenics]] (and typical of liberals, Nazis and Hitler) and considering it to be abuse in all circumstances, even if the client wants a treatment or cure, enjoys the therapy or makes progress. However, their "activism" only focuses on those with "high-functioning" autism (such as [[Asperger syndrome]]), completely ignores those with "moderate-" to "low-functioning" autism and opposes the use of these labels, although the disorder is a spectrum and symptoms and their severity vary widely across the spectrum. Many of them also consider the puzzle piece symbol traditionally used for autism, like many irrelevant things, "ableist", believing that it has a negative connotation. Most if not all support self-diagnosis and some claim to have "diagnosed" their own autism.

Neurodiversity advocates, like other [[social justice warrior|social justice warriors]], harass and verbally attack anyone who disagrees with them or says anything negative about autism, calling them "ableist", in the same manner that [[Black Lives Matter]] supporters call opponents [[racism|racists]] and [[feminism|feminists]] call opponents [[misogyny|misogynists]]. An Australian mother of autistic children wrote a post venting of caregiver frustration and the fact that the disorder interferes with her children's quality of life and stated that she hated autism; she was met with death threats, was told that she didn't deserve to be a mother and was even drawn hanging from a puzzle piece.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncsautism.org/blog//hate-autism-every-inch|title=I hate autism. I hate it with every inch of my being.}}</ref><ref name=":2"/>

Neurodiversity advocates, like other [[social justice warrior|social justice warriors]], harass and verbally attack anyone who disagrees with them or says anything negative about autism, calling them "ableist", in the same manner that [[Black Lives Matter]] supporters call opponents [[racism|racists]] and [[feminism|feminists]] call opponents [[misogyny|misogynists]]. An Australian mother of autistic children wrote a post venting of caregiver frustration and the fact that the disorder interferes with her children's quality of life and stated that she hated autism; she was met with death threats, was told that she didn't deserve to be a mother and was even drawn hanging from a puzzle piece.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncsautism.org/blog//hate-autism-every-inch|title=I hate autism. I hate it with every inch of my being.}}</ref><ref name=":2"/>