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04 Aug 2012, 4:41 pm

I also hate it when somebody calls a Aspie and Asperger's or an Asperger.


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04 Aug 2012, 4:50 pm

I really don't mind any of it...where I draw the line is when people say someone is "suffering from/with Aspergers/Autism". That niggles me.


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04 Aug 2012, 8:48 pm

Basic grammar skills:
I AM an Aspie.
I HAVE Aspergers (Syndrome).
That is all.



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04 Aug 2012, 9:02 pm

Ganondox wrote:
What I cannot tolerate is this: "He is an Aspergers child" or "Are you an Aspergers?". That particular phrasing annoys the hell out of me.


Yes, that annoys me, too, because of the grammer. "Are you an Asperger's?" just makes me think "an Asperger's what?" "An Asperger's child" is slightly better - it could refer to the child of someone named Asperger - but of course that's not what they mean.

I like "Aspie" and its use is quite flexible: "I'm an Aspie", "that was a bit of an Aspie thing to do", etc. I don't know if the latter would be considered grammatically incorrect or not.



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04 Aug 2012, 9:04 pm

KnarlyDUDE09 wrote:
Yes, I have a problem with others phrasing their questions this way when referring to someone that has AS because they make it sound like Asperger's Syndrome defines the person, instead the other way around; by this, I mean they are suggesting that the person is not unique, but just a category- or the condition itself, minus and actually human personality.

*shrug* I see that as the same as describing someone as "Italian" or "brunette" or "smoker". It's just a quicker way to say it. Of course when you say someone is a "brunette", you are probably not suggesting that that defines the person, it's just one aspect of the person.



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04 Aug 2012, 9:25 pm

FMX wrote:
I like "Aspie" and its use is quite flexible: "I'm an Aspie", "that was a bit of an Aspie thing to do", etc. I don't know if the latter would be considered grammatically incorrect or not.


One of the nice things about neologisms is that their ongoing use cements their grammatical role. If you want to use aspie as an adjective (lower case a if using as an adjective though ;) )then it is pretty much automatically correct :) Please note this is intended in a friendly and non-sarcastic way :)



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05 Aug 2012, 4:11 am

invisiblesilent wrote:
FMX wrote:
I like "Aspie" and its use is quite flexible: "I'm an Aspie", "that was a bit of an Aspie thing to do", etc. I don't know if the latter would be considered grammatically incorrect or not.


One of the nice things about neologisms is that their ongoing use cements their grammatical role. If you want to use aspie as an adjective (lower case a if using as an adjective though ;) )then it is pretty much automatically correct :) Please note this is intended in a friendly and non-sarcastic way :)


Good point. I should probably just use lowercase all the time - much easier.



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05 Aug 2012, 5:58 am

yellowtamarin wrote:
KnarlyDUDE09 wrote:
Yes, I have a problem with others phrasing their questions this way when referring to someone that has AS because they make it sound like Asperger's Syndrome defines the person, instead of the other way around; by this, I mean they are suggesting that the person is not unique, but just a category- or the condition itself, minus and actually human personality.

*shrug* I see that as the same as describing someone as "Italian" or "brunette" or "smoker". It's just a quicker way to say it. Of course when you say someone is a "brunette", you are probably not suggesting that that defines the person, it's just one aspect of the person.
Sorry I should've rephrased that statement; when I said "they make it sound like Asperger's Syndrome defines the person, instead of the other way around", I meant it's purely used as a label by them, instead the person's individuality and uniqueness being recognized because ever person with AS is different- just like NTs are...well anyway, that just my opinion. Although, it was insightful to hear your opinion.


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