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25 Dec 2011, 6:19 pm

I'm not someone who can easily remember terms unless i know what they stand for. I got on here because my mom told me about this site a while ago, so I still don't know what certain things mean.



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25 Dec 2011, 6:21 pm

Examples?

NT = Neurotypical = someone who ain't an aspie


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25 Dec 2011, 6:24 pm

Most of the terms can be easily found on Google.

Out of curiosity, you're Japanese ?



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25 Dec 2011, 6:33 pm

sMeow wrote:
Most of the terms can be easily found on Google.

Out of curiosity, you're Japanese ?


rofl no I'm American. I just love Japan. Plus the Japanese means "Cosmos" which goes with my picture :D



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25 Dec 2011, 6:37 pm

Which terms do you not understand? If you write them here we can explain what they mean.

Here are a few common ones that I thought you might wonder about:

- NT is short for "neurotypical", which is a term used for people who are not on the autism spectrum. NTs or NT's is the plural form.

- Aspie means "person with Asperger's syndrome".

- Autie means "person with autism".

- AS is short for Asperger's syndrome.

- Stims are repetitive movements that we make to self-stimulate, for example when we're having sensory issues or extreme emotions. The verb for it is stimming.



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26 Dec 2011, 12:37 am

Dx'd: diagnosed

curbie: someone who advocates for/believes in a cure. derogatory.

ASD: autism spectrum disorder

DSM: diagnostic and statistical manual



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26 Dec 2011, 12:42 am

I hate that word, Autie, almost looks too closely like Auntie. As a HFA male, I'm no-one's Auntie. :lol:


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26 Dec 2011, 1:39 am

VMSmith wrote:
curbie: someone who advocates for/believes in a cure. derogatory.


It's a cute cur. Or an American skateboarder. How did such an obvious misspelling gain prominence?



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26 Dec 2011, 1:40 am

I asked this question a while ago, no one ever gave an answer...think it would be nice to have a glossary for us...


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26 Dec 2011, 2:53 am

Amik wrote:
Which terms do you not understand? If you write them here we can explain what they mean.

Here are a few common ones that I thought you might wonder about:

- NT is short for "neurotypical", which is a term used for people who are not on the autism spectrum. NTs or NT's is the plural form.

- Aspie means "person with Asperger's syndrome".

- Autie means "person with autism".

- AS is short for Asperger's syndrome.

- Stims are repetitive movements that we make to self-stimulate, for example when we're having sensory issues or extreme emotions. The verb for it is stimming.

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PDD-NOS - Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified - it means you are supposed to be on the autism spectrum if you are diagnosed with it (in other words, you have an ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder, just like Asperger's and Classic Autism) but in practice no one recognizes this label. Some may refer to it as a form of "HFA", though.
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26 Dec 2011, 12:14 pm

Nexus wrote:
I hate that word, Autie, almost looks too closely like Auntie. As a HFA male, I'm no-one's Auntie. :lol:


lol

i prefer the term spectrumite any how it refers to someone anywhere on the autistic spectrum



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26 Dec 2011, 12:49 pm

''Noob'' means a new member. I've only just found that out though. I used to think it meant an American insult, like the word ''jerk'' or ''douche''. :oops:


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