NAUTSPLAINING
(to) nautsplain PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spleyn │ / ˈnɔtspleɪn /
Blends non-autistic and explain.
VERB
[1] a non-autistic person commenting on or explaining something autism-related, usually to an autistic person. Often in a condescending, overconfident, inaccurate, or generalized manner. [2] a non-autistic person speaking for or over autistic people on something autism-related.
EXAMPLES:
This non-autistic person just nautsplained my own autism to me. Dear non-autistics, please don’t nautsplain autism. Listen to autistic people! Please stop nautsplaining.
OTHER WORDS FROM NAUTSPLAIN
nautsplainer PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spley-nuh │ / ˈnɔtspleɪnə(r) /
NOUN, singular [plural: nautsplainers]
[1] a person who nautsplains.
EXAMPLES:
That person is a nautsplainer. These nautsplainers keep talking about autism as if they know what they’re talking about.
nautsplanation PRONUNCATION: nawt-spluh-ney-shuhn │ / nɔtspləˈneɪʃən /
NOUN, singular [plural: nautsplanations]
[1] the act or process of nautsplaining.
EXAMPLES:
I am autistic, I really don’t need your nautsplanation. I wish non-autistics would stop it with their false, harmful nautsplanations.
nautsplaining PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spley-ning │ / nɔtˈspleɪnɪŋ /
NOUN, [uncounted, has no plural]
[1] the act or process of nautsplaining.
EXAMPLES:
Can non-autistic people please stop the nautsplaining?! I had to read way too much nautsplaining today.
