Aspies aspies aspies , ! What's the deal here ?

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The whole aspie thing has not left any room to talk about those not addressed , or not addressing themselves as such . Frankly I need to be informed if this is pertinent . What makes aspies that different from the spectrum realm , that it has such incessant references ? . Are not challenges initially what they are? What is the justification for differentiation ? Can you please respond in the framework of addressing your impressions as with regards children first , before talking about adults? .

Your post is very difficult to understand. I think you are objecting to the term 'aspies' but as to why I do not know. 'Aspie' is short for Asperger's Syndrome, and has been adopted by those with the syndrome as a nickname for themselves.

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Fancy breaking this down for us mate?

Strange ... just the other day, I read a post (This One) wherein someone was complaining that autistic members here were posting about everything except their own experiences. Go figure ... Frankly, it isn't."Aspies" are people with a collection of symptoms that fit the description of "Asperger's Syndrome", which is an Autism Spectrum Disorder.Does not parse. Please rephrase.According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) ...I just did. Now, can you please refrain from putting spaces before commas, interrogation marks, and full stops? Thank you.

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Actually, I prefer to refer
to myself as
eccentric.

What a strange and belligerent post!

The vast majority of scientific, educational and support discussion of autism is about children and by and for their parents. Why complain to autistic people themselves in one of the few places that is really oriented toward their own needs and perceptions that they aren't doing enough to address other people's needs? I don't think this approach is likely to yield positive reactions or results.

Your need to be informed is fine, but it doesn't somehow override the needs of others.

If I have read you correctly, your question is, "What differentiates aspergers from other ASD types?"

That question has been discussed at great length for years on this site, for example:
viewtopic.php?t=101648
https://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=311847
viewtopic.php?t=283971

And the formal diagnostic criteria have also been discussed:
https://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopi ... 9&t=214307
From which you can get the concise answer to your question, here:
https://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopi ... 7#p5006267

The search function can be amazingly powerful when you are looking for something.

Good luck finding what you need.

If you want to talk about this with other people and ask for there help, it might not be wise to start by telling them how they have let you down and are doing it all wrong.

I don't know how much you know, and how much you dont know.

So I will go over the basics.

"Aspie" is short for "aspergers".

It means "a person with aspergers", or "an aspergian".

Aspergers, and autism, were discovered seperatly by separate researchers on two different continents within a decade or so of each other. They were not thought of as related by most of the psychiatric world.

The autism label was applied to withdrawn children who were basically helpless, who couldn't dress themselves, and often couldn't (or wouldn't speak).

The Asperger label was applied "little professors" ( weird little kids who would talk incessantly about subjects they were obsessed with).

Aspergers was only recognized in the German speaking part of Europe. Autism became acknowledged in the US, and much of the rest of the world.

Decades later the two were recognized as part of the same spectrum of disorders. So 1994 in the US aspergers became a recognized dx within the autism spectrum.

Today it is no longer an official separate category. Basically an "aspie" today would be classified as "autism type 1, with no historic speech delay".

NOW: about your question: how do aspies differ from other autistics?

The answer is that aspie adults and teens are basically no different than what used to be called "high functioning autistics". Today some might be considered type 2, but typically an aspie would be lumped with the former HFA folks under "type 1".Having difficulties in life, needing some support, but outwardly blending in to society pretty well.

Newborn aspies do differ from other autistics however (even the high functioning ones) in that they don't have a speech delay.

This forum tends to mostly attract adults diagnosed with Aspergers.
So Apergers this and aspie that gets used a lot.
I don't have aspergers and I'm a kid, but I have still found plenty of stuff and people
here to relate to and talk about autism and gotten lots of support and great advice and
have learned a lot about how autism effects others besides myself.

If you are the parent of a kid with autism, there is a section for parents
to talk to each other about their kids.

I have autism, not Aspergers. Thus I never describe myself as "aspie." Is that what you are after? An explanation of why some use "aspie" and some don't? This may be why. Also, some just don't like the term. Dependent on your accent and language, some people seem to think it sounds like ARSE BURGERS when pronounced.
There is enough information out there for / about children. I don't know anything about autistic children because I'm not one, thus can't reliably reference them in my response.

This comment really flies over my head. Why are you rolling your eyes? I genuinely don't understand what you're trying to say with this last sentence. Normally, I would, but it's the emoticon that is throwing me off.

I have almost no idea what you're asking----but, it seems like you might want the Parents' Forum:

http://wrongplanet.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=19

First of all, I do not see anything strange in my post . Maybe the language structure is of an archaic form .The reason I rolled my eyes is obvious . It is that this forum discusses issues of men and women, and not boys or girls . They concentrate on AS, and not the spectrum , as if the language difference between aspies and spectrum people, has resulted in very different challenges ( which it basically did not). Why don't you guys discuss the challenges that are faced by all,and not discuss it as a separate occurrence. May be i should have addressed my post to the parents forum, where I would tell them that their discussions are not commensurate to the needs of other parents,those parents that would like to have a more in depth discussion of their children . I don't blame them , but where are the other parents who are more literate ?. I also think that you guys should help the parents with their children issues , yu have been at that age,and who else could claim more experience.i am sorry I don't mean to be offensive, but I see your contribution is intrinsic in helping the challenges of others,regardless of their age , and helping fathers like me. I hope this is better english. Cheers.

Do you (or did you have) anypersonal kind of impairment or significant difference (from the majority norm) or challenge. Of any kind? Sensory, psychological, physical, neurodifference? Rare disease? Learning difficulty? Something that you had to overcome or find a way to live with it?

I don't understand facial expressions very well. To me, what you said just totally flew over my head.

It is very hard to find websites on the internet that focus on adults. There are lots and lots of websites that focus on children. I am very lucky to have found this place.



I don't post in the parents' forum, so I can't tell you anything about it.



Personally, I don't understand my condition very well. Therefore, I can only provide knowledge at my own leisure.

B19 unfortunately I don't see a relevance of what you're asking me to the issue discussed .

I was wondering if you would feel the same obligation to help younger people with similar conditions, as a parallel to your comment about what AS people "should" do in terms of younger people on the spectrum. So it is apposite in helping us understand how far your reasoning goes in that area.