How to speak and write about people with a disability
The difference between the right word and the almost right word
is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
– Mark Twain
Below are some resources which you may find helpful in a discussion about people who have been diagnosed with a disability.
People First Chart
Guidelines 8th edition
https://www.disabilityisnatural.com/people-first-language.html
https://adata.org/factsheet/ADANN-writing
https://www.psychiatry.org/newsroom/reporting-on-mental-health-conditions
http://rtcil.org/products/media/guidelines