Aspergers referred to as a disease?

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I get what you mean, Aviva. And you get what I mean. We understand each other.

Truthfully, people with autism usually do not believe that they are "diseased."

They don't want the general public to think they have a "disease."

I don't believe autism is a "disease." I think it's a disorder/difference/condition/syndrome.

It's all a matter of semantics, really.

To change the subject: I was in Amsterdam about 10 or so years ago. We stayed in a "sports" sort of place. There was a nude sauna there where it was mandatory that people be nude. I'm not a pot smoker--so I didn't indulge in that. There's some nice canals there, and some nice Venice-type bridges, too.

I would much sooner be called ret*d than diseased. I have no interest whatsoever in educating anyone about the proper use of the word disease I simply object to having it misapplied to me.