Aspie, Aspergian, Autie... and Autasian?

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i dont know much about the asan,as i said i have never been pro abortion anyway.as my mother said if abortion had been legal in the 40's she wouldnt be here.i know very little about autism speaks or the asan.only time will tell if either org is successful in the advocacy.i dont know why you think im with the asan.i have no involvement with them or autism speaks.i dont get much involved in advocacy im mostly into facts.i think both as and asan have there facts way wrong.my moms biological family owns a bar in springfield mass called the tic toc lounge stop in if your ever in town

Saying someone has autism differs then calling them the condition. I've been called it in media and offline at social events like autism fundraisers. Look he's autistic as if I was some show thing. I do not think they were being mean but come on. What about hello do you have autism? Autistic is like saying someone is a disorder rather then happening to have something.

The Jim person is about abortion.

Also autism is just a name someone came up with and is a disorder language.

It makes no sense whatsoever other then for the abortion politics that people really want to center a disorder concept in their lives describing themselves other then for political reasons.

It does effect self-esteem the more centered it becomes in someone lives. Autism online politicians use the self-esteem for anti-abortion politics and to go up against treatment advancement rights.

So all in all the preference of being known as a disorder and less then normal human being is non-mistakingly odd in the human dignities sense.

Just politics as usual but I believe this is an ethical issue as stigmatizing children minds and effecting their futures with calling them a disorder is simply outrageous.

I do not see it as necessarily tied to the abortion issue. There is the matter of selective abortion which implies that autistic lives are not worth living.

It still is merited by the reality of governing social politics. The more folks focus on the negatives the more negative one will feel. The more people go up against treatment advancements the more human rights are effected. If some people do not want autism removed from them fine that is a human rights choice. Yet that does not mean for generations a pathological concept should be applied as an identity. Realizing autism is part of normalcy means reduced focus on a pathological concept which were constructed simply to help and more on individuality as one is without notions of defectiveness.

I understand the strategies used as that is my skilled interest. The casualties of the social conflicts as the self-esteem and the more ingrained a negativity is made the more the injustice. Special interest will use the pride / self-esteem to justify reduced funding to quality of life services and at the same time treatment advancements others choose who cannot be bullied by extreme pride into not desiring improvement who are at times tied into insurance company special interest. In the end it's common sense not to call someone a disorder and at first it was needed for awareness but ethics have drawn the line.

We are talking about the minds of developing youths now. Folks need to be respectful and not call people a disorder. It's common sense.

The poll asked for my preference based on four choices. I chose "Aspie"---which is a term I often use to describe myself. But I also use "autistic" to describe myself---which was not on the poll.

the 2012 dsm 5's new step rating system i think will solve this issue and label argueing.even better than a 3 step autism step system would be a pervasive developmental disorder 3 step rating of severity.autistic actualy means mute sociopath in greek only 20% people with autism are totaly mute and we cant know if there realy sociopaths.this is why i prefere idiotsavant anyway

I am fair-haired.
I am intelligent.
I am on the autism spectrum.
I am a pain in the neck.
I am atheistic.
I am a mathematician.
I am autistic.
I am not musical.

I have a car.
I have not got a cold.
I have various scars.
I have not got an appendix.
I have no beliefs.
I have a good life.
I have a good set of morals.
I have hazel eyes (but I could lose them, I suppose).

I am not "a car".
I do not "have autism".

It is very civilized. I personally dislike it when others call me a disorder which is also a right and decent. I also believe to call someone autistic based on the professionals I've talked to is implied that the person is diagnosed with classic autism and typically a person is not called autistic unless they have classic autism. I did not make that up and I've said in the past that people can call themselves anything they want. I do however believe it is unethical to call oneself a disorder which one is not necessarily providing all of the facts such as one has mild autism because then people like others have told me believe that all people with autism are that high functioning. It has to do with protecting the quality of lives of individuals who are by far more in need.

It is common for people with A.S in these groups to want to call themselves autistic so I understand your reply. As people with A.S and HFA are more socially prone an active public may become confused. Denoting based on social existence alone autism is not that big of a deal and then not support programs and supports of those who were originally diagnosed autistic. I think of it as both a moral and ethical obligation to make clear these details.

It's about the preservation of quality of life.

Sadly the public is ignorant enough of the issue to only be familiar with (usually) very low functioning autism or even to presume autistics must be non verbal or have low IQ. I think more awareness should be raised concerning autism being a spectrum.

Here in Europe the specialists I've met all refereed to AS as being autism. My diagnosis is somewhat unofficial as it only shows in the medical records in the country I was diagnosed in but the word autism is used several times in that file.