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21 Nov 2005, 5:46 pm

Bicyclists come out out of the walkin closet? Okay, that was lame, but the linen closet comment set the bar too high:-)


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21 Nov 2005, 7:42 pm

" Aspergination ". Combining " Asperger " and " revelation ". Not very catchy, but I like it :)


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21 Nov 2005, 8:17 pm

Aspergation (variation of Nitz idea)

Aspie gating - as in opening the gate (plays off coming out of the closet)


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21 Nov 2005, 8:56 pm

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What about "telling people what they probably already suspected"???


That one gets my vote! :lol:



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21 Nov 2005, 9:10 pm

How about "Scotty's beamed me up" (Play off wrong planet??)


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21 Nov 2005, 10:08 pm

I think calling them Courageous or Brave will suffice.
Whats the big deal anyway?


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21 Nov 2005, 10:20 pm

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Besides, it would imply that an Aspie is capable of getting out of the metaphorical closet in which he or she is locked, which is not really true...


Couldn't the same be said for gays?


Not as far as I can tell. Once you tell someone you're gay, you've revealed the secret. Aspies don't have the same social stigmata, but then they also are neurologically different and can't just 'join' society by telling their secret, either.


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21 Nov 2005, 10:33 pm

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How bout' "Leaving the mother ship"....or something to that effect.


Ah! :D This feels like the right direction. Bravo.

Okay, so we're aliens. We got dumped here. Hm ... or we landed. The simplest and most theatrical way to show one is an alien--as everyone who loves sci-fi will tell you--is to simply take all the non-believers to your ship and show them, "Yes, I do in fact have a bad-a** space rocket that is capable of faster travel than you've ever dreamed possible."

But "Showed them the rocket" could be taken in the wrong way... :lol:

"Left the mother ship", or simply "Left the ship" may be the best.


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22 Nov 2005, 12:13 am

GroovyDruid wrote:
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How bout' "Leaving the mother ship"....or something to that effect.


Ah! :D This feels like the right direction. Bravo.


Doesn't that reinforce a stereotype some might construe as negative? :?



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22 Nov 2005, 12:42 am

I also like the space ship, but I think of it more as finding the ship or something. To me this whole aspie thing is a variation of the ugly duckling story.



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22 Nov 2005, 6:09 am

I dont think that the realization that ones behavior is due to some condition merits a phrase like "coming out". When people come out, they dont hide their behavior. I dont think an aspies behavior would change much upon finding out they were an aspie, they'd just be comforted that there is a unified reason behind all of their difficulties and weirdness.


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22 Nov 2005, 6:48 am

666 wrote:
Doesn't that reinforce a stereotype some might construe as negative? :?


I can see your point.



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22 Nov 2005, 6:54 am

Nomaken wrote:
I dont think that the realization that ones behavior is due to some condition merits a phrase like "coming out". When people come out, they dont hide their behavior. I dont think an aspies behavior would change much upon finding out they were an aspie, they'd just be comforted that there is a unified reason behind all of their difficulties and weirdness.


Excellent point.

Once I've decided or get officialy dx'd, My behavior wouldn't change much if at all.....if anything I'd become weirder to my friends. I've been faking NT for a long time and I'm tired.



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22 Nov 2005, 10:30 am

Revealing the mask (NOT "unmasking")


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22 Nov 2005, 4:41 pm

Nomaken wrote:
I dont think that the realization that ones behavior is due to some condition merits a phrase like "coming out". When people come out, they dont hide their behavior. I dont think an aspies behavior would change much upon finding out they were an aspie, they'd just be comforted that there is a unified reason behind all of their difficulties and weirdness.
Although the aspies behavior probably won't change, I have found that, generally, the people around them have a change in behavior.

That may be because I am in groups that include psych majors, but it seems that suddenly people become a lot more paitent with me, and willing to answer my questions when I ask why someone did something.


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22 Nov 2005, 4:48 pm

GroovyDruid wrote:
What should we call it when an Aspie tells someone or some group who didn't know beforehand that he or she has Asperger's Syndrome? :?:

"Coming out of the Closet" has already been used by gays and lesbians. Besides, it would imply that an Aspie is capable of getting out of the metaphorical closet in which he or she is locked, which is not really true...


coming aut?