autistictic

[autistictic]

NAUTSPLAINING

(to) nautsplain PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spleyn │ / ˈnɔtspleɪn /

Blends non-autistic and explain.

VERB

[1] a non-autistic person commenting on or explaining something autism-related, usually to an autistic person. Often in a condescending, overconfident, inaccurate, or generalized manner. [2] a non-autistic person speaking for or over autistic people on something autism-related.

EXAMPLES:

This non-autistic person just nautsplained my own autism to me. Dear non-autistics, please don’t nautsplain autism. Listen to autistic people! Please stop nautsplaining.

OTHER WORDS FROM NAUTSPLAIN

nautsplainer PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spley-nuh │ / ˈnɔtspleɪnə(r) /

NOUN, singular [plural: nautsplainers]

[1] a person who nautsplains.

EXAMPLES:

That person is a nautsplainer. These nautsplainers keep talking about autism as if they know what they’re talking about.

nautsplanation PRONUNCATION: nawt-spluh-ney-shuhn │ / nɔtspləˈneɪʃən /

NOUN, singular [plural: nautsplanations]

[1] the act or process of nautsplaining.

EXAMPLES:

I am autistic, I really don’t need your nautsplanation. I wish non-autistics would stop it with their false, harmful nautsplanations.

nautsplaining PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spley-ning │ / nɔtˈspleɪnɪŋ /

NOUN, [uncounted, has no plural]

[1] the act or process of nautsplaining.

EXAMPLES:

Can non-autistic people please stop the nautsplaining?! I had to read way too much nautsplaining today.