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What do you refer to your thing-that-isn't-a-disability-but-has-a-name-and-is-considered-a-syndrome or yourself in relation to 'it' as? AKA what do you call 'it' MOST of the time?

Aspergers (Syndrome), Autism or Pervasive Developmental Delay (and it annoys be that other people refer to themselves as Aspies).	1%	[ 1 ]
Aspergers (Syndrome), Autism or Pervasive Developmental Delay (and it annoys be that other people refer to themselves as Aspies).	1%	[ 1 ]
Aspergers (Syndrome), Autism or Pervasive Developmental Delay (and I don't care what you refer to 'it' as).	13%	[ 11 ]
Aspergers (Syndrome), Autism or Pervasive Developmental Delay (and I don't care what you refer to 'it' as).	13%	[ 11 ]
AS, PDD or other acronym (and it annoys be that other people refer to themselves as Aspies).	1%	[ 1 ]
AS, PDD or other acronym (and it annoys be that other people refer to themselves as Aspies).	1%	[ 1 ]
AS, PDD or other acronym (and I don't care what you refer to 'it' as).	4%	[ 3 ]
AS, PDD or other acronym (and I don't care what you refer to 'it' as).	4%	[ 3 ]
Aspie, Autie, Aut or other similar title.	13%	[ 11 ]
Aspie, Autie, Aut or other similar title.	13%	[ 11 ]
Whatever happens to come out at any given moment: an equal share of all of the above.	18%	[ 15 ]
Whatever happens to come out at any given moment: an equal share of all of the above.	18%	[ 15 ]

Total votes : 84

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29 Jul 2005, 1:59 pm

I used to have a friend with Autism. she was fairly "normal" mostly like a little kid though. my teacher said we were kinda alike, anyway, I'm an aspie, and she was autie...then I found out I actually was an aspie.

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29 Jul 2005, 2:21 pm

I can really relate to the "little kid" thing.

38 yrs old, emotional/social developmental level of a 7 yr. old, still play with stuffed animals (and enjoy every minute of it, usually)...

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29 Jul 2005, 2:27 pm

Sophist wrote:

Online: I say either Aspie, AS, Autty, or Aspergers (this last one a little less frequently than the others)

In Person: (with those already familiar with the disorder): Aspie or Aspergers

In Person: (with those unfamiliar with the disorder): Aspergers Syndrome which is a form of High-Functioning Autism

Yeah I'm pretty much the same on this as you.

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29 Jul 2005, 2:31 pm

I don't talk about my Asperger's, AS, ASD, PDD, HFA.......what is up with all these abreviations? You'd think I have six Ph.Ds with all those letters by my name. :roll:

I agree that it's tiresome deciding which term is appropiate for each situation and for the sake of brevity, I just explain that I have Asperger's Sydrome. IRL, my policy is to tell my doctor, immediate family or those who may become immediate family such as my boyfriend. Other than that, my Asperger's is on a strict need to know basis.

Only online do I refer to myself as an "Aspie". Not many folks know what an aspie is and going into a long explanation about what it means wears me out.

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29 Jul 2005, 3:14 pm

I refer to it as Asperger's Syndrome when I first meet someone, but after that I just refer to myself as an Aspie.

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29 Jul 2005, 4:06 pm

I don't ever refer to it (socialize, not much). When people online comment on my oddness and eccentrics, I give them the O.A.S.I.S. link to the description of AS. Hopefully they've all connected the dots. I I do tell someone in person, I say Autism. I just say that it's not the usual LFA or Savant Autism, it's not as "bad". Of course, a lot of my friends believe everyone has everything (America is over dx'd), so being Autistic was becoming more of an inside joke by the end of the school year. I didn't mind. No one ever really talks about it or mentions it much, never had a conversation about it.

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30 Jul 2005, 7:06 am

nirrti_rachelle wrote:

I don't talk about my Asperger's, AS, ASD, PDD, HFA.......what is up with all these abreviations? You'd think I have six Ph.Ds with all those letters by my name. :roll:

I agree that it's tiresome deciding which term is appropiate for each situation and for the sake of brevity, I just explain that I have Asperger's Sydrome. IRL, my policy is to tell my doctor, immediate family or those who may become immediate family such as my boyfriend. Other than that, my Asperger's is on a strict need to know basis.

Only online do I refer to myself as an "Aspie". Not many folks know what an aspie is and going into a long explanation about what it means wears me out.

I agree with all of this, except usually it isn't me telling anyone when it needs to be told.

Haha about the abbreviations. That would be funny to go to the doctor, or hospital and hear my companion saying to a nurse, "he has been DX'd with AS, a form of HFA, OCD, TS, SS, and BP, or BPD is also possible." For once I would be able to hear someone in the medical profession say "could you repeat that in English please?"

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30 Jul 2005, 5:37 pm

Speaking of abbreviations, oftentimes I forget that not everyone knows the abbreviation HFA even though they have often heard the term Autism. I do say Aspergers more than just its abbreviation, AS. But I often refer to High-Functioning Autism as HFA in talking and then I wonder why the other person is giving me a funny look until they have the nerve to break my monologue and ask what the hello HFA means, hehe. I just get on a roll I guess.

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30 Jul 2005, 11:32 pm

[quote="DeepThought"
Actually, I just realized something. My situation may be a little different than that of someone who does not require assisted living because of their autism, so I am not sure that my comments on this subject apply to everyone who reads them.[/quote]
Hey, don't worry. This thread is still relevant to what you said (it made sense to me).
I, for one, like to read your posts .

Being diagnosed with ADHD and HFA, that is how I write it online. In real life it is the same, except I will usually end up explaining HFA as it's not commonly known.
I'm not an Aspie, so I don't say I'm one.

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30 Jul 2005, 11:51 pm

In describing myself, I'll say autism or autie or occasionally AC. If I want to be more vague, developmentally disabled and/or cognitively disabled depending on context.

I'll occasionally use AS, Asperger, aspie, PDD-NOS, HFA, MFA, LFA, high-functioning, mid-functioning, or low-functioning, but usually only in either times when I'm referring to how someone specifically identifies themselves, or times when I am explaining my dislike for the terms. (Which should be rather familiar out of me by now.)

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31 Jul 2005, 7:02 am

renaeden wrote:

Hey, don't worry. This thread is still relevant to what you said (it made sense to me).
I, for one, like to read your posts

Thanks!

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