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You capitalize autism either when grammatically correct to do so (at the start of a sentence, for example), or when talking about Autistic people or the Autism community. As autism is an identity it means that when talking about us as people or as a community you will capitalize the word. It's similar to deaf/Deaf - 'when a person is deaf you refer to them as a Deaf person'.
For example I am diagnosed with autism, thus I am an Autistic person.
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Do you capitalise the word Autism?
Yes, when referring to autism as an identity you capitalize - for example Autistic person, Autistic child, Autistic community. In general you don't capitalize autism, for example when talking about autism as a condition or autistic resources.
Do you capitalize autism?
Whether you capitalize autism depends on the use.If it is at the start of a sentence you would capitalize.If you're referring to Autism as an identity you capitalize - e.g. Autistic person or Autistic community.
Do you capitalize autism spectrum disorder?
Whether you use capitalization depends on the use.You would capitalize if it's the beginning of a sentence or sometimes people will capitalize Autism Spectrum Disorder in order to make it easier to identify the acronym ASD. When speaking about Autistic people or the Autism community this is also capitalized to identify it as an identity.
Can you capitalize the second word in the complimentary closing?
No, you do not capitalize the second word in the complimentary closing.
When do you capitalize the the next word following a comma?
You would capitalize the next word after a comma if it is the start of a new sentence or if it is a proper noun.
