Change ‘Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)’ to ‘Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)’.
I want the government to alter the term Autism Spectrum Disorder to Autism Spectrum Condition due to the negatives held with the term ‘Disorder’.
Signatures
6
signatures
Government response threshold (10,000) · 6/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 6/100,000
- 10 NOV 2025Petition rejectedirrelevant
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for. Decisions about names of medical conditions are a matter for clinicians, not the UK Government or Parliament.
- 06 OCT 2025Petition created
Background
Labelling people on the Autism Spectrum as having a Condition rather than Disorder could reduce discrimination, especially online and in the workplace. The Spectrum includes a wide range of characteristics, from high to low functioning and varying sensory issues. For many of us, like myself, it’s not a disorder that hinders us, yet we’ve still been held back, like in my case where I’ve had issue's getting a pilot’s medical despite many others with undiagnosed ASC flying without licensing issues.