takiwātanga
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Maori
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From takiwā + -tanga, from tōku/tōna anō takiwā (“my/his/her own time and space”),[1] coined in 2017 by Keri Opai with input from autistic people for Te Reo Hāpai, a glossary of mental health, addiction and disability-related Maori terms.[2][3]
Noun
[edit]takiwātanga
- autism
- 2019 August 6, “The Autism Clinic—Te Rāngai Takiwātanga”, in Victoria University of Wellington–1st for research intensity[4] (in English), Victoria University, Wellington, retrieved 2019-09-13:
- The Autism Clinic—Te Rāngai Takiwātanga has been established at Victoria University of Wellington to evaluate best practice early interventions for young children with autism in New Zealand.
Usage notes
[edit]The term takiwātanga can be controversial among those who are autistic in New Zealand. The term kura urupare (meaning "gift/treasure in head") is preferred by some,[3] on the grounds that it was coined by non-autistic persons in the 1990s (predating takiwātanga by decades), and also takiwātanga was coined by those who did not take the prior term into consideration.
References
[edit]- ^ Te Reo Hāpai[1], 2019 September 13 (last accessed), archived from the original on 24 October 2020
- ^ “Maori words minted for autism and mental health issues”, in BBC News[2], 2017 July 4
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Aotearoa New Zealand Autism Guideline: He Waka Huia Takiwātanga Rau[3], 3rd edition, Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People, 2022, →ISBN, page 43