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Am I the only one to dislike the term 'aspie' in describing a person with aspergers?

Hope

 

I have Asperger's Syndrome, but I am also a unique human-being, who is probably very different to any other person with aspergers or without aspergers.  We all have social difficulties, anxieties around order, perfection, routine, interests, obsessions etc. These difficulties affect us in unique ways and take many manifestations. Once you have met one person with asperger's, you have met one person with asperger's. Yet, to say 'I am an aspie', or 'aspies are good at...'' , is to reduce all our diversities to one label and stereotype. But we are more than a label. THerefore, I never describe myself as an 'aspie'. I find the word, rightly or wrongly, patronizing, bland, and false.

 

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  • Autism is a part of my identity, but it’s not the entirety of who I am. I like to be called “an autistic person”. I do not want people to view me as “an autistic”. It’s dehumanising. I want people to acknowledge that I am human, a person, regardless of what other labels can be applied.

    I like reading. My views are based on the views of others, not just writing about autism.

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  • Autism is a part of my identity, but it’s not the entirety of who I am. I like to be called “an autistic person”. I do not want people to view me as “an autistic”. It’s dehumanising. I want people to acknowledge that I am human, a person, regardless of what other labels can be applied.

    I like reading. My views are based on the views of others, not just writing about autism.

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