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A Survey on Sensitive Language Use in the Autism Community

The language and labels we use in describing autism have an integral role in shaping social perception and the understanding of autism. In order to be an inclusive society that understands and embraces autism, we aspire to avoid words that could stigmatize or be divisive, aiming instead for more mindful and considerate language use.

The Autism Language Survey team is therefore conducting a public survey to understand the perspectives and preferences of the autistic community (including caregivers and professionals) in Singapore. Further details about the survey and how to participate are in the above poster. We really hope that as many people as possible can participate for the results to be truly representative of as many voices as possible. If you have already responded to this survey before, there is no need to participate again.

If you are interested, please scan the QR code in the poster or click on this link to access the survey. Thank you.

The closing date for the survey is 31 July.

Project BRIDGE: Building inclusive workplaces for autistic adults through co-created AI tools

The National Institute of Education (NIE, NTU) is conducting a study to explore how they can better support workplace inclusion for autistic* adults through participatory research.

They are currently looking for autistic adults (21 years and above) with at least 3 months of work experience - past or current - to join their study. Participants will take part in an online survey and a 2.5hr in-person workshop that includes dissolutions and a hands-on activity with a large language model (LLM) chatbot.

Participation is voluntary and confidential, and participants may receive a $50 compensation upon completing the workshop and surveys. Round trip private transport costs to the workshop venue can also be supported.

More information can be found on their website. You can also reach the study Principal Investigator: Delia Kan at delia.kan@nie.edu.sg, 6790 3325. For questions on participant rights, you can contact NTU IRB at IRB@ntu.edu.sg, 6592 2495 (IRB-2025-105).

Interested participants may sign up here. Sign-ups will close on 17th August, 2025.

*To respect views surrounding language use, they have used both person-first (adult on the autism spectrum) and identify-first (autistic adult) descriptors interchangeably.