Anon, great comment. I'm always so interested to talk with adults with Asperger's since it won't be too much longer till my teenage son with Asperger's reaches adulthood.
I personally thought that Aspergian sounded a bit strange -- I'd never heard it before.
So I'm just curious if you would be offended at being called an "Asperger's Adult." So many times I heard kids with Asperger's being referred to as "Asperger's kids" or "Autistics." And I've heard that being called that can be offensive to some.
I have a good friend whose nephew has ADHD, and she often says "he's ADHD" instead of "he has ADHD." That kind of drives me nuts, but maybe I'm just overly sensitive about disorders and how we refer to people with them.
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Anon, great comment. I'm always so interested to talk with adults with Asperger's since it won't be too much longer till my teenage son with Asperger's reaches adulthood.
I personally thought that Aspergian sounded a bit strange -- I'd never heard it before.
So I'm just curious if you would be offended at being called an "Asperger's Adult." So many times I heard kids with Asperger's being referred to as "Asperger's kids" or "Autistics." And I've heard that being called that can be offensive to some.
I have a good friend whose nephew has ADHD, and she often says "he's ADHD" instead of "he has ADHD." That kind of drives me nuts, but maybe I'm just overly sensitive about disorders and how we refer to people with them.
May 5, 2009 - 4:48pmThis Comment
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