#Aspie

I get that people still use the terms "aspie" & "aspergers" because of old diagnoses & because it's still a diagnosis in some countries.For y'all who still insist on using

DC

I thought I'd start a thread of some #aspie things that I experience. Talking about things at least brings things to light. Not an exhaustive list but at least some

Lovette 🇬🇲🇳🇬🇸🇪🏳️‍🌈

I was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome in my mid twenties. The Austrian doctor after whom Asperger syndrome is named (Hans Aspberger) was an active participant in the Nazi regime, assisting

14 year old daughter back from walking up the shops in a pretty summer dress. Cat-called by boys on bikes. Confused. (Aspie). One boy at the back went back and

Zero (they/their)

As a major actually autistic speaker/influencer finally divorced themselves from Asperger/Aspie branding today, seems like a good time to encourage everyone else to follow suit. If you don't know, Asperger

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Gonna admit that I haven't changed my pinned tweet (treated as extended bio) cuz I wasn't sure what to put cuz of the damn character limits.However, I've been working on

1/ I'm not terribly active on twitter, but when I do RT or post something I think it's important... 2/ this evening I watched Elon Musk on SNL. He confessed

Erin Ekins (she/her)

QueerlyAutistic

The autistic community has it's own rules and language, just as any community does, and if we attack autistics who are just finding the community for not knowing those rules

My 14 year old usually has six hours of dancing tuition a week. She’s Aspie and it’s the biggest joy in her life. All cancelled of course. For the last

Erika Heidewald, Proud Autistic Bitch

the aspie supremacists of tiktok are so mad at me lol apparently it's divisive to criticize the label that divides the autistic community into people the nazis thought did and

Leah McElrath 🏳️‍🌈

In light of Elon Musk’s revelation, it’s important for people to know that the terms “Asperger Syndrome” and “Asperger’s” are no longer commonly used.There are three interrelated reasons for this

orthodox mouse (almost)

One of the wonders in discovering I am autistic (#aspie) and destined to be #Orthodox, in parallel, is the fact that, as a Westerner, I rediscovered my heart so quickly.

For those watching from home:You might know me from wonderful hashtags like #Tinonee, or maybe, #TinoneeArmadillo. But this plague has brought a number of trajectories into conjunction on my timeline.

Because I’m feeling generous and it’s been a relevant topic this year, a bonus #autismawarenessday thread:Making, and keeping friends with autism, including some examples from my own life. First, let’s

Dr Felicity Sedgewick

It is Paper 14 of 52 today - "Autism and Christianity: an ethnographic intervention", Bustion, 2017, Journal of the American Academy of ReligionSeems appropriate for #EasterSunday #WeeklyPapers #Autism #NeurodiverseChurch I've

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it always feels embarrassing to talk about wondering about gender things, "am i autistic," "do i have ADHD," "is this chronic fatigue," etcbut maybe threading these topics will be useful