Aspie, what is your definition?

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And what does it mean to you if it means anything at all to you?

This thread is a result of a question sharkattack asked in another thread.

Aspie to me is cute word that helped explain why things happened in my life the way they did, that a lot of things were not charactor flaws, and that there a lot of people out there who have the same core traits. Enough people with enough core traits to consider it an identity. Aspies to me is a broad sub group/identity of autistics.

To me it's the brief term for people with "what used to be called Asperger's syndrome, now is called Autism Spectrum Disorder but of the more high-functioning type" - you see how awkward that is? It's shorthand. I like it better than "aspergian," or some other abominations I've heard. I also think it's kind of cute, in a positive way.

Yes, it's a kind of identity.

hmm, i guess my definition is pretty literal

Autistic: An Individual with the inability or difficulty to effectively Communicate ones emotions, wants, needs, and desires and difficulty or inability to socialize and initiate relationships. said Individual may suffer from sensitivities to sensory intake and have obsessive or repetitive behaviours.

if i were to sum it up in a personal sense im just a girl who doesn't know what the f**k is going on half the time or what im feeling. I just want to stay home and draw sonic the hedgehog.

PS> i dont use the term aspergers anymore since it was changed in the DSM V.

The Oxford Dictionaries American English definition of the word Aspie ( https://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/d ... lish/aspie ) in its adjective form is: “[h]aving or displaying characteristics of Asperger’s syndrome[.]”

I consider this rather official definition to be quite universal and useful in a sea of confusing (and sometimes demeaning) diagnostic titles and terminologies. It has been adopted by individuals who self-identify with the word, and are frequently criticized for co-opting clinical descriptors (such as “diagnosed”) when they are perceived to be undeserving by some who are diagnosed. In other words, it is a clever way to claim the name for oneself without necessarily claiming the disorder.

I also consider it to be one of the best ways to honor Dr. Hans Asperger (1906-1980) who argued stridently in ways to protect the autistic children in his care during the German Reich when others were complying with governmental eugenic orders against such children.

Besides, it is an affectionate description for those who wish to avoid using clinical terms for people. But, I admit that my screen name suggests that I harbor certain appreciations of the word well beyond academic reasons.

For me, I like the term since it's short for Asperger's. And, I like Asperger's because it defines a specific set of traits. ASD and all those other terms seem to be a bit smeared across a broad area and those terms are kinda nebulous.

Aspie and ye shall receive.....

Even though it's not in the DSM-5, it's still in the ICD-10, so it's still a valid diagnosis.

Even if it weren't in any diagnostic list, I still find it a valid term for somebody who exhibits symptoms of high-functioning autism, especially if his/her verbal abilities far exceed his/her visual-spatial abilities.

Abbreviation for "person with Asperger's syndrome".

Good thing this won't happen in a while; the ICD-10 has just started to be used in the US (required in certain nursing agencies by 10/1/15).

I'm not sure how much it is used vis-a-vis the DSM-V--but I do know it's used by quite a few nursing agencies for medical and psychiatric diagnoses. I was surprised by that, actually.

If it says published in 2018, that means it might not be implemented fully until, say, 2021 or so.

I've been hearing about the ICD-10 for at least three years now.

The original ICD 11 implementation date was 2015, then 2017, and now 2018.

My Definition is someone who shows 2 or more of the Following traits
1. Repetive behaviors
2. Social outcast
3. High iq

It means nothing to me personally. When in conversation with others, I try to get an idea of what it means to them, and then respect their personal use of it.