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Mysty
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27 Jul 2008, 11:25 am

Just checking to make sure I'm understanding the abbreviation right... AS = Asperger's syndrome?



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27 Jul 2008, 11:32 am

Yes.

AS = Asperger's Syndrome.

Which is the name for it internationally/in the ICD.

Though some weird studies that take the DSM-IV-TR into consideration use abbreviations such as:

AD = Asperger's Disorder (easily confused with the more common AD = Autistic Disorder)

or ASD = Asperger's Disorder (easily confused with the more common ASD = autism spectrum disorder)


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27 Jul 2008, 11:37 am

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Arsenic (pronounced /ˈɑrsənɪk/) is a chemical element that has the symbol As and atomic number 33.


Just being silly...Yeah. you're right.



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27 Jul 2008, 12:00 pm

Thanks.



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27 Jul 2008, 1:09 pm

claire333 wrote:
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Arsenic (pronounced /ˈɑrsənɪk/) is a chemical element that has the symbol As and atomic number 33.


Oh, THAT'S why some people pronounce it ARSE-burgers.



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27 Jul 2008, 1:32 pm

Willard wrote:
claire333 wrote:
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Arsenic (pronounced /ˈɑrsənɪk/) is a chemical element that has the symbol As and atomic number 33.


Oh, THAT'S why some people pronounce it ARSE-burgers.


NO! Apparently, ARSE is the british term for a persons butt. Maybe it is like haressment!



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27 Jul 2008, 1:45 pm

Occasionally AS will also be used for "Autism Speaks". However you can always tell the difference through context in these cases.


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27 Jul 2008, 8:58 pm

2ukenkerl wrote:
Willard wrote:
claire333 wrote:
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Arsenic (pronounced /ˈɑrsənɪk/) is a chemical element that has the symbol As and atomic number 33.


Oh, THAT'S why some people pronounce it ARSE-burgers.


NO! Apparently, ARSE is the british term for a persons butt. Maybe it is like haressment!



I thought arseburgers was another word for asspergers for as*holes with AS.