It may have taken a while, but I'm really glad to see that you
  guys put adultism in the inclusive glossary.Back in 1990/91 when
  I started Y-RIGHTS - "mailing list for the rights of kids/teens"
  on the earlier Internet, we talked about ageism and adultism. It
  was the earliest day of politically correct, just before people
  got up-in-arms about it as some kind of threat. We just say PC a
  "being civil" - being polite, part of being respectful to
  people's self-identities. Matthew Walcoff and Matt Herman, the
  founders of NYRA met each other on my group. They were frequent
  posters on the group, very vocal and enthusiastic about voting
  issues, drinking age and various civil liberties and wanted to
  get more political. I suggested they start their own group, gave
  some hints on how to start their OWN online mailing list in the
  same way I did - first from scratch (using your own email) and
  then when it grows too big to handle (past a few hundred
  members), find a way to get it hosted somewhere else. Well, they
  did (I think Matt Walcoff handled it) and, well, the rest is
  history. 25 years though. Man. Adultism has taken that long to
  get good recognition like this. A whole GENERATION of humans
  were born, were babies, kids, teens and are now young
  adults..... ... I'm 43 now. I've been waiting. I'm so happy
  things are finally starting to take shape. Recognition of
  discrimination against kids/teens in the news and media and
  society by giving a name to the issue is long overdue and this
  is only the start. Should adultism spread as an understood thing
  to avoid(ageism as exclusionary has _some_ social acceptance and
  it will go faster, but it's more broad in scope), it can really
  change perception. Even if initially limited to Universities
  attempting to be respectful in their essays and writings, it's a
  start of a good change. I have high hopes. Thank you for
  including ageism and adultism in your guide. I never expected
  adultism to make it out of the starting gate. Maybe it'll get
  greater acceptance both as a term and, more critically, as a
  concept that people might not have considered before. Ok, I've
  written enough here - I should just say, "Thanks smile emoticon
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