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Translingual
editEtymology
editCreated in 1963 by the National Autistic Society of England; popularized largely by Autism Speaks beginning 2005.
Symbol
edit🧩︎
- (Internet) autism; autistic; autism awareness
- (by extension) neurodiverse
- (by extension, often offensive) mentally ill
Usage notes
editSome autistics find this symbol off-putting, or even offensive, saying the symbol originates from an outside perspective. Compare the use of the infinity symbols (∞ or ♾) to represent neurodiversity from an inside perspective.