NAUTSPLAINING

(to) nautsplain
PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spleyn │ / ˈnɔtspleɪn /

Neologism blending non-autistic and (to) explain.

I coined this term because I was sick of non-autistic people speaking for and over autistic people in autism-related matters.

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.

As in: This non-autistic person just nautsplained my own autism to me.

OTHER WORDS FROM NAUTSPLAIN

nautsplainer
PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spley-nuh │ / ˈnɔtspleɪnə(r) /

NOUN, singular [plural: nautsplainers] for a person who nautsplains.

As in: 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] for the act or process of nautsplaining.

As in: I wish non-autistics would stop it with their false, harmful nautsplanations.

nautsplaining
PRONUNCIATION: nawt-spley-ning │ / nɔtˈspleɪnɪŋ /

NOUN, [uncounted, has no plural] for the act or process of nautsplaining.

As in: Can non-autistic people please stop the nautsplaining?!