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Do you like the word/term "Aspie"?
Definately yes 36%  36%  [ 22 ]
Rather yes 23%  23%  [ 14 ]
Rather no 8%  8%  [ 5 ]
Definately no 33%  33%  [ 20 ]
Total votes : 61

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22 Feb 2015, 5:38 pm

I don't use it now. The more I thought about it, the less I liked it. I think it minimises what life is like on the spectrum in a largely NT world, as if being on the spectrum was some kind of cute alternative lifestyle.



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22 Feb 2015, 5:54 pm

I don't use it...it sounds kinda goofy to me. I don't object to other people using it though...if people like it, that's cool with me.



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23 Feb 2015, 5:58 pm

i prefer it to the phrase, "s**thead".



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23 Feb 2015, 9:41 pm

She does. Her frustration is not mine which is from inside the community but from NT's so a different prospective from what we have discussing. It will take 24 minutes of your time to watch this video.


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