Who thinks aspergers should be renamed?

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04 Aug 2011, 8:43 pm

Who else here on wrongplanet thinks that Aspergers syndrome should be renamed. It should be called 'unable to get a girlfriend syndrome'. That would definitely be a much better description of it.

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04 Aug 2011, 8:53 pm

NorwichAspie wrote:

It should be called 'unable to get a girlfriend syndrome'.

That would just end up getting us confused with Trekkies.

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04 Aug 2011, 8:56 pm

Thank god i live in a Portuguese speaking country, i never realized it sounded like "a**-burguer"

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04 Aug 2011, 8:57 pm

You could add "unable to get a decent job" and "unable to make friends" also.

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04 Aug 2011, 9:03 pm

Maybe just awkward syndrome.

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04 Aug 2011, 9:12 pm

Intense World Syndrome has also been proposed.

People with AS can find a gf, just find one online in Yahoo Chat or online dating or something.

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04 Aug 2011, 9:21 pm

Or we could just wait until DSM-V comes out and "asperger's" is no longer a diagnosis.

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04 Aug 2011, 9:23 pm

Einstine Syndrome

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04 Aug 2011, 9:45 pm

Personally, I think Aspergers is fine (and I think I have at least SOME say, seeing as how that was my original diagnosis! )

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04 Aug 2011, 9:49 pm

What about Badassburger syndrome?

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04 Aug 2011, 9:49 pm

WhoKnowsWhy wrote:

You could add "unable to get a decent job" and "unable to make friends" also.

I like this one

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04 Aug 2011, 9:53 pm

Jory wrote:

NorwichAspie wrote:

It should be called 'unable to get a girlfriend syndrome'.

That would just end up getting us confused with Trekkies.

Vulcan syndrome :nerdy:

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04 Aug 2011, 9:55 pm

Titangeek wrote:

Jory wrote:

NorwichAspie wrote:

It should be called 'unable to get a girlfriend syndrome'.

That would just end up getting us confused with Trekkies.

Vulcan syndrome :nerdy:

Vulcanism - because we blow our tops when overloaded.

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04 Aug 2011, 10:02 pm

Intense World syndrome is acceptable.

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04 Aug 2011, 10:04 pm

But I don't want a girlfriend.

:roll:

What is it with people being so utterly obsessed with finding somebody they can lock lips with? Really? There's more to life than that.

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04 Aug 2011, 10:11 pm

Callista wrote:

What is it with people being so utterly obsessed with finding somebody they can lock lips with? Really? There's more to life than that.

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