The stylebook allows the use of vegetative state, describing it as “a condition in which the eyes are open and can move, and the patient has periods of sleep and periods of wakefulness, but remains un [..]

 Not addressed

There is no entry for service animal. The stylebook notes the Seeing Eye dog trademark and suggests that guide dog be used instead.

Schizophrenia is classified as a mental illness. The stylebook cautions against using mental health terms to describe non-health issues. “Don’t say that an awards show, for example, was schizophrenic. [..]

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a type of mental illness. PTSD is acceptable on second reference.

The stylebook recommends using partial hearing loss or partially deaf for those who have some hearing loss.

Mentally retarded should be avoided. The AP Stylebook suggests using terms such as mentally disabled, intellectually disabled and developmentally disabled. The NCDJ prefers “a person living with a men [..]

The preferred word is polio.

The stylebook uses deaf to describe a person with total hearing loss. For others, it recommends using partial hearing loss or partially deaf. It does not address use of the term hearing impaired.

Dwarf is the “preferred term for people with a medical or genetic condition resulting in short stature.” Midget is considered offensive.

Not addressed 

AP medical stories tend to refer to a deformity or deformities rather than describing an individual as deformed.

The stylebook uses deaf to describe a person with total hearing loss and partially deaf or partial hearing for others. It calls for use of a lower case “d” in all usages.

The AP stylebook describes blind as “a person with complete loss of sight” and suggests using the terms “visually impaired” or “person with low vision” for those who have some sight.

The stylebook states that it’s acceptable to use the word autism as “an umbrella term for a group of developmental disorders.” It does not address the use of autistic as an adjective.

AA is acceptable on second reference.

Not addressed