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Are you an aspie?
No, I am person with Asperger's Syndrome 31%  31%  [ 11 ]
Yes, I consider myself to be an Aspie 47%  47%  [ 17 ]
No, I do not have AS so I only think of myself as autistic 8%  8%  [ 3 ]
Other 14%  14%  [ 5 ]
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28 Oct 2009, 7:29 am

DentArthurDent wrote:
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With the wide variety of views expressed, does this mean that some Aspies may feel offended if other Aspies refer to them as such? :?


DID YOU CALL ME AN ASPIE!! !! ! thems fighting words :lol:


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28 Oct 2009, 7:46 am

I don't like the term 'aspie'. I tell others that I have Asperger's or if they know a bit I tell them that I have a hf form of autism.

I like it clinical and clean, without personal attachments.

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With the wide variety of views expressed, does this mean that some Aspies may feel offended if other Aspies refer to them as such? :?


I don't like being referred to as 'aspie'. So I tell people who do not to do it, but I don't feel offended.

I would get mad only if they disregarded my request. By frequently referring to me as 'aspie' or specifically referring to groups including me as 'aspies' only.


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28 Oct 2009, 8:13 am

I do not want to say I am an Aspie if I am not one, and neither would I want to use that term around anyone who might find it objectionable. I am more inclined toward believing I have AS than HFA, but I do not want to lean that way simply because HFA has no similarly-casual term.

Overall, labels can sometimes just confuse and distract.


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28 Oct 2009, 9:11 am

That is, (ie) Asp/Aut topic

I use the diminutive form amongst kith and kin (unless they state otherwise). I do not expect non Spectrum people to label me as such. It does seem condescending when used by them.


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28 Oct 2009, 11:22 am

I tend to have the same visceral reaction to "aspie" (short for Asperger's) as I do f a g (short for f a g g o t). It's simply not a welcome word in my life.



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28 Oct 2009, 11:48 am

I said I do call myself an aspie, but I think perhaps I could have said other. It depends on the person I am speaking with. I might tell someone that I have autism... but that person, if they know nothing of autism, is most likely going to think I am a liar because I am not Rain Man, so I generally opt to not do that. I will say I have autism though if I have to explain something quickly that is of importance... for example, my llw teacher. I told her I have autism and as a result, if she calls on me to answer a question while music is playing, I will not hear her, so I will not answer her. That gives her what she needs to know in a short and simple burst of information. I do not like to tell people that I have AS because most people have no clue as to what that is... at least most people have heard of autism, even if they are mostly clueless about it. Now, I do not tell people I encounter that I have Aspergers because I hate it when they say things like, "You have what? A-- burgers?" That annoys me more than I can say... bugs the hell out of me. Besides, like the term AS, most people do not know what Aspergers is either. I find it easiest to say to people that I am an Aspie because if they know the word, then no more need be said. If they do not they will then either decide that they do not care what I mean and I do not need to waste their time or mine explaining... or they will ask and I can tell them that it is a cutesy word for a person with a certain type of autism. If they ask for more info, then I will get into more technical and correct terminology and assume that they are clever enough to follow me and decent enough to not snicker like a moron about my a-- burgers. :D


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28 Oct 2009, 12:00 pm

I only use that word here. It sounds silly to me if you say it out loud. But as far as "Do I consider myself that?", I think it's synonymous with AS, Aspergian, HFA or whatever other permutation one chooses in the moment. They all mean the same thing.



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28 Oct 2009, 1:31 pm

I've never referred myself as an Aspie. Nor have I ever used the term NT.



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28 Oct 2009, 4:33 pm

Officially i'm told I have the general characteristics of NVLD and beyond that I don't know how to define myself. I guess I just believe I have an unspecified and idiosyncratic neuropsychological disorder.
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