takiwātanga

Maori

Etymology

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

takiwātanga

  1. 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 13 September 2019:
      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

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

  1. ^ Te Reo Hāpai‎[1], 13 September 2019 (last accessed), archived from the original on 24 October 2020
  2. ^ “Maori words minted for autism and mental health issues”, in BBC News‎[2], 4 July 2017
  3. ↑ 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
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