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What do you think of eliminating Aspergers?
This is Terrible!! ! 40%  40%  [ 28 ]
It's a good thing. 31%  31%  [ 22 ]
I don't know what to think. 29%  29%  [ 20 ]
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24 Sep 2010, 8:11 pm

PHISHA51 wrote:
So if they take the name Aspergers out, are we going to be called HFA's or be classified to the severity types of Autism, Mild, Moderate, to Severe?
They haven't introduced a severity scale in the proposal as far as I know. I will simply say I'm ASD personally. I already do in fact.



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24 Sep 2010, 8:15 pm

I voted I don't know what to think.

I am a traditionalist in many respects, and I hate to see the old name of Asperger's removed for that reason. That is the diagnosis I was given (with the possibility of HFA) when I was officially diagnosed. So my new journey into understanding my life came with Asperger's.

But at the same time, I find it easier in some ways to say I am autistic---because we are under the autism spectrum. And I believe the elimination of the term Asperger's will make things easier in some respects.

Let's realize that even though they do away with the term Asperger's in the diagnostic manual, that doesn't mean we will eliminate it from our vocabulary.


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25 Sep 2010, 9:24 am

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Austrian, right? My guess is "ahs," since it's European and similar to German.


"Austrian" is not "similar to German" - Austrians speak German (the whole existence of a country named "Austria" can be considered an historical accident).



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25 Sep 2010, 5:36 pm

TPE2 wrote:
....(the whole existence of a country named "Austria" can be considered an historical accident).


You could say that about a number of places in the world. :)



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25 Sep 2010, 6:12 pm

I don't feel autistic. OK I know aspergers is a subgroup. But still feels wrong calling myself autistic. I talk to people quite normally, they talk to me. I've gone to uni and I always had people to talk to. People who are autistic can say they are. But I'm not. Because the word doesn't only mean having ASD, it also have a more everyday meaning that I don't resemble one bit. I will have to say I have an Austistic disorder. It sounds better even if it means, I AM no longer anything, I only have it, and it is a disorder I have. Or what the hell am I supposed to say?



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25 Sep 2010, 6:17 pm

frag wrote:
I don't feel autistic. OK I know aspergers is a subgroup. But still feels wrong calling myself autistic. I talk to people quite normally, they talk to me. I've gone to uni and I always had people to talk to. People who are autistic can say they are. But I'm not. Because the word doesn't only mean having ASD, it also have a more everyday meaning that I don't resemble one bit. I will have to say I have an Austistic disorder. It sounds better even if it means, I AM no longer anything, I only have it, and it is a disorder I have. Or what the hell am I supposed to say?


Agreed on this one.



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25 Sep 2010, 8:04 pm

How about, "I don't fit the autism stereotype"?

Because, you know, most people with classic autism don't, either. 80-90% are speaking by the time they're nine years old. Many will get married, support themselves, raise kids... you know, like NTs do. And many Aspies won't. In adulthood, classic autistics who have gained speech and basic self-care skills cannot be distinguished from Aspies.

Instead of running away from the term "autism" because it comes with an incorrect stereotype, why not just correct the stereotype? I'd rather just explain, "Actually, most autism isn't severe or extremely obvious."


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25 Sep 2010, 8:55 pm

Callista wrote:
How about, "I don't fit the autism stereotype"?

Because, you know, most people with classic autism don't, either. 80-90% are speaking by the time they're nine years old. Many will get married, support themselves, raise kids... you know, like NTs do. And many Aspies won't. In adulthood, classic autistics who have gained speech and basic self-care skills cannot be distinguished from Aspies.

Instead of running away from the term "autism" because it comes with an incorrect stereotype, why not just correct the stereotype? I'd rather just explain, "Actually, most autism isn't severe or extremely obvious."


My thoughts exactly, but expressed with a clarity that I can only dream of.