2017年7月4日 · "In my experience, people with autism tend to have their own timing, spacing, pacing and life-rhythm, so I interpreted autism as 'takiwatanga', meaning 'his or her own time and...

2020年9月14日 · It is a derivation of my phrase for autism: “tōku/tōna anō takiwā” – “my/his/her own time and space”. I am sure many people have harrowing war stories about difficult times at school.

2022年10月19日 · Its a real Māori word, which was made up by that person like 4 years ago. The English word "autism" was only coined in 1910. There's no reason for Māori to have a traditional word for autism, it was never talked about in Te Reo Māori, no one knew it existed before 1910.

2023年4月3日 · In 2017, autism was added to the Māori te reo language as ‘ Takiwātanga’ (“tōku anō takiwā”), which translates to “ my own time and space.” New Zealand has never run a formal study on the prevalence of autism and has no national registry.

2023年2月2日 · “Taonga Takiwātanga is a mana-enhancing term, which regards people with autism as gifted, or taonga. Takiwātanga, a term coined by linguist and educator Keri Opai (Te Atiawa, Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Te Ata, Waiohua, Ngāti Porou) means ‘in …

2024年10月17日 · 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. The term takiwātanga can be controversial among those who are autistic in New Zealand.

2020年9月9日 · An inspiring letter from a mom to her autistic daughter. Takiwatanga - a Maori word for autism that means 'In their own time and space.'