I generally avoid the word “disorder” myself. There was a lot of conversation. If you take a look at the testimony at the Senate or at the discussion around amendments at the Senate, you'll see that there was significant discussion about the word “disorder”. The Senate decided to leave it in, in the sense that it's a medical term that is actually defined.
The feeling in general was.... In terms of this particular bill.... Remember, this bill is not establishing the national strategy. The bill is to set accountability and timelines around.... The argument was made that we'll let the government, as it establishes the strategy, let autistic Canadians and stakeholders weigh in on those types of conversations. It was a significant point of conversation during the hearings.
I just try to use the word “autism” when I'm talking. I will point out that the Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance recently changed its name to the Autism Alliance of Canada for that very reason.