The majority of Autistic individuals prefer identity-first language (“Autistic person”). This acknowledges that Autism as an integral part of identity. Jim Sinclair, an Autistic activist who wrote some of the first formative essays on Autistic rights, made an important point: We only separate a person from a condition when we view that condition negatively or as incompatible with humanity. In Sinclair’s 1993 essay Don’t Mourn for Us, he emphasized that Autism is not something external that can be removed. Rather, it is fundamental to an Autistic person's existence. There is no neurotypical child hidden inside an Autistic shell. Autism is an inherent way of being.