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Offline Tom/Mutate

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Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« on: October 13, 2006, 05:05:18 AM »

Everyone I know IRL connected to Autism used the word ASD, as in "I have an ASD", "ASD people" "I'm ASD"
etc.  I know a few special needs teahcers and they say that most people are phazing out the words "aspie"
and "autistic" so that it all comes under ASD, and there is less distinction between the two.  Do you call
yourself ASD or aspie?   How come this is not reflected online, is it just in the UK and not in the US?
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2006, 05:29:39 AM »
i don't know.
i think i will pay attention next time.
good question.
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2006, 06:45:00 AM »
No, never. I don't agree with it.
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2006, 06:53:34 AM »
Usually autistic.
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2006, 10:38:48 AM »
Usually AS (not ASD).
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2006, 03:38:35 PM »
I call myself an aspie, but only around family. Most people don't know I have autism. It's a shame, because in my Child Development 2 class last night someone was asking about Asperger's and I disagreed with the answer my professor gave her, but I didn't say anything because I was worried about what would happen if I basically told that whole class I have Asperger's.
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2006, 03:39:42 PM »
depends.
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2006, 06:17:06 PM »
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2006, 12:20:39 AM »
I call myself an aspie, and when refering to people with asperger syndrome i call them aspies, when i am refering to autistics and people with asperger syndrome, i call them people with ASD.  I refer to autistics as autistics because i just dont like the way auties sounds in my mind when i think it.
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2006, 02:06:35 AM »
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2006, 05:58:58 AM »
Quote from: Lucifer on October 13, 2006, 03:39:42 PM
depends.

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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2006, 06:57:05 AM »
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2006, 09:39:23 AM »
i rather call myself an angel human hybrid :P
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
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Re: Does anyone still use the word asperger/aspie?
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