takiwātanga

== Māori == === Etymology === From takiwā +‎ -tanga, from tōku/tōna anō takiwā (“my/his/her own time and space”), 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /takiˈwaːˌtaŋa/ [tɐkiˈwɑːˌtɐŋɐ] === Noun === takiwātanga autism ==== Usage notes ==== 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, 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 ===