We are an 'adjective' now. . .

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I was watching Rachel Maddow show and someone was talking about Senator McCain's concentration on a sports game "He goes 'rainman' when he is watching sports"

it just caught my ear. . .I kinda like it. At least they got the vibe right.

Merle

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It's probably a good thing that autism disorders are gaining a lot more attention, as it raises awareness and exceptance. Although it's not always politically correct or accurate to describe people this way.

I can see the word "aspie" being used in the same way, if the rest of the world ever becomes familiar with it, and it's characteristics.

Aspie will likely not enter the common vernacular. No pop media usage of the word yet.

The key word is "yet". All it takes is one popular movie and......

it IS a matter of time only

the terminology of NT & neurodiversity is already accepted ie officialized by the scientific debate, as are aspie and auit (although the latter carries more fragility from the point of view of political correctness)

the approach in portrayal is such that 'experts' are asked for their opinion on the subject rather than the subject himherself; if the expert says it, the press will adopt&adapt & the deed is done

aspie good!! !!

aspic, aspicity, aspicious(ly,ness &c), to aspicize, auti linguistically very less productive...

PS

my header of a recent e-mail/letter to my intended therapist & guide in autiland, (M.Delfos):

96 AutisticAlley, AspiCity, WP
Greater Pointless Forest Aerea
WP earth, low countries colony

Wodn'sDay, December 31st, the Year of their Lord, 2008 ///////
hic&nunc, tenth month, year of our lord [each their own] ego, 1
Thor'sDay, January 1st, NT2009
astimespace continuum, AS1.09

The Hours: Noon burning through out into pre-Dawn Oblivion

re: post x-mess pre-janus best wishes, &: )
[voice male, london tubes:] Mind The Gap
[voice mind, slsa ego m/f;] Insert The Comma

Dear Martine, ...&c

I remember when people used to ask me 'what does emo mean?' This was 2002 or 2003.
Now there's like a dozen definitions for it.

Let's just hope that there is no aspie-wannabe subculture of so-called depressed 14 year olds. It would be funny to see a fashion fad of it, because it would be cool to wear average clothes. I'm not saying all aspie's are like that - fads are stereotypical.

I can see 'aspie' used in the future as an insult less threatening than ret*d. It's not a positive thing to think but you know how some people can be?

Exactly.
I started participating in online aspie forums back in 2000. The word 'aspie' was already used back then, but the largest aspie forums only had a few dozens of participants. Nowadays, WP has over 24,000 members.
A few years/decades into the future, the autistic community and autistic culture will surely be large enough to attract pop media coverage.

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I thought so too.

not sure if understand what that means,but would have been a lot better if they used 'kim peek' not 'rainman',Kim Peek exists and 'Rainman' doesn't.

Come on, think of how hilarious it would be! People feigning clumsiness and walking intentionally into walls to demonstrate that they too are in fact not quite there.

Haha, sounds like suspicious.

Kim Peek is not autistic however.

Rainman was portrayed as Autistic and that is what counts.

Oh course hollywood didn't bother to actually find out much before they made the film which is typical.