What do we call Aspies who "Come Out"?

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21 Nov 2005, 12:27 am

Simple question:

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...

In some cases, "Putting them on Blast" might be appropriate...

I'm not sure, but we need to come up with some good catchphrase! Look what it did for the gay/lesbian movement. Help!

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21 Nov 2005, 12:37 am

GroovyDruid wrote:

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?

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21 Nov 2005, 4:04 am

I think "coming out of the closet" is a generic enough term to be used. I've always considered it to mean admitting to something that you feel may have some stigma attached. Being gay is a common example of this but not the only one.

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21 Nov 2005, 4:29 am

How did "coming out of the clauset" become a meaning for announcing homosexuality?
A clauset is a piece of furniture,and homosexuality is part of a living being,not a good match is it?

Have no idea on the original topic.
How would it be used? do people say it to other people that they have told them they have AS?
I think it might add more to the negative view of AS that some people have.

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21 Nov 2005, 5:44 am

"coming out of the shell" but i guess its kinda derogatory... i dont know anything else that would work.

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21 Nov 2005, 5:57 am

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

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21 Nov 2005, 6:25 am

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How did "coming out of the clauset" become a meaning for announcing homosexuality?
A clauset is a piece of furniture,and homosexuality is part of a living being,not a good match is it?

Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I always thought it was based upon that silly game teenagers play where two go into the closet and "make out." Coming out of the closet would reveal that the two who were in there were of the same sex.

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21 Nov 2005, 10:13 am

Lurker_Extraordinaire wrote:

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

How 'bout not.

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21 Nov 2005, 11:29 am

A good question to consider. I can't imagine telling anyone anything personal about myself so I can't imagine needing a name for it. How about: Just visiting. (?)

GroovyDruid wrote:

Simple question:

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...

In some cases, "Putting them on Blast" might be appropriate...

I'm not sure, but we need to come up with some good catchphrase! Look what it did for the gay/lesbian movement. Help!

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21 Nov 2005, 11:49 am

"im coming out, i want the world to know ,got to let it show"

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21 Nov 2005, 12:33 pm

Wiccan's call it "coming out of the broom closet".

How about "facing"?

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21 Nov 2005, 12:44 pm

Eh, we've already stolen the rainbow, why not take the closet too? :lol:

I dunno, do we really need something for this? I'd just say you came out and told people, were upfront, whatever. *shrugs* I guess for me it's usually less of a 'sit down, I need to tell you something' affair and more that people just get to know that I'm odd and hear me talking about Aspieness and the like...

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21 Nov 2005, 2:17 pm

CDRhom wrote:

Wiccan's call it "coming out of the broom closet".

How about "facing"?

Witches call it coming out of the broom closet.

And Communists call it coming out of the linen closet. Okay, I just made that one up.

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21 Nov 2005, 3:43 pm

666 wrote:

And Communists call it coming out of the linen closet. Okay, I just made that one up.

Brilliance!

I like the mothership one....sadly.

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21 Nov 2005, 5:28 pm

"confronting the outside world" works for me

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21 Nov 2005, 5:41 pm

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

"Turning off the computer"?

I don't know.

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