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what should we say to those who are dismissive about asd

Marjorie195

I keep seeing posts here, that say that it is hard to "come out" because there are people who think that aspergers is not real.

Someone has just posted that people think aspergers "did not exist in my day". Someone else said that it was thought to be almost trendy to claim you have it, so formal diagnosis is vital. Misconceptions abound.

I am no good at sharp responses to this kind of dismissive remark. We do not think on our feet. Perhaps we should pool our ideas of what to say, when those around us are dismissive.

Sadly, the only thing I can think of sounds a little rude.

We used to be labeled geeks and wierdos. Now we are recognised as being on the autism specrum.

Can any one else do better please?

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  • I hope that autistic people are moving towards defining themselves. The triad of impairments so beloved of clinicians is of little use in helping AS people understand themselves as valid and useful.

    Being in IT I think of myself as running Unix when everyone else is running Windows. I don't have a programming error, I run a different operating system.

    For use in work situations I have found a 40-page book by Maria Harder called Glimpses of Aspergers to be useful in helping NT people understand the different way in which we communicate and understand the world. You can get it from lulu.com and its also on iTunes for about £1.50. Maria wrote is when she was about to lose her job through communication issues and it helped her colleagues see the bigger picture and adapt.

    www.lulu.com/.../product-16215920.html

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  • I hope that autistic people are moving towards defining themselves. The triad of impairments so beloved of clinicians is of little use in helping AS people understand themselves as valid and useful.

    Being in IT I think of myself as running Unix when everyone else is running Windows. I don't have a programming error, I run a different operating system.

    For use in work situations I have found a 40-page book by Maria Harder called Glimpses of Aspergers to be useful in helping NT people understand the different way in which we communicate and understand the world. You can get it from lulu.com and its also on iTunes for about £1.50. Maria wrote is when she was about to lose her job through communication issues and it helped her colleagues see the bigger picture and adapt.

    www.lulu.com/.../product-16215920.html

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