Anonymous #2 5w

That’s why I tell people I may have autism but idk just to explain some of my tendencies

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I have a diagnosis from a doctor. I’m blessed to be extremely high functioning, that’s all.

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Not all autism is debilitating

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Anonymous #5 5w

There wouldn’t be as much of an issue with it if some of them weren’t spreading misinformation or using it as an excuse. I had a “friend” who kept saying they were autistic as an excuse to bully people, and that’s not ok. Especially bc they weren’t autistic (at least not diagnosed or suspected by a professional)

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Anonymous OP 5w

Not really I found out I was autistic when I realized I like to fold my gum wrappers a certain way and how the toilet paper roll faces… and i had always been stimming such i would always stick my tongue out or meow at someone i was mad at

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Anonymous _orangutan 5w

Then say you might have it or suspect or have traits of, etc. it’s really unfortunate our healthcare system is like this and people have to fight for Dx’s of all kinds but if you outright claim to have a diagnosis you don’t have that could be really harmful

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yikes. you realize it’s a spectrum right? There isn’t just one level of autism so to refer to it as “debilitating” when there are plenty of high functioning autistic people out there is just blatantly ignorant. if your gonna advocate do it with respect.

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Anonymous #3 5w

yeah that’s what i usually say when i get caught stimming or when i’m visibly overstimulated

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Anonymous #9 5w

how is it harmful?

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Anonymous #14 5w

“Grades too high.” Asperger‘s syndrome is typically correlated with an average or higher IQ. Though recently the categories have mostly been collapsed into ASD, the distinction is still useful.

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Anonymous #1 5w

Asperger’s is an outdated term and many consider it to be offensive

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Anonymous #9 5w

As I said, modern categories have been collapsed into general ASD. As for people who used to be considered Asperger’s finding the term offensive, I can’t say that I understand where they’re coming from and won’t stop using the word. The term Asperger’s was always useful for me as I could explain it to people and they would actually be able to understand me, as opposed to just saying “you’re so smart, why can’t you just understand X!” And then concluding I was just an awful person.

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Anonymous #1 5w

The term aspergers comes from the name of the nazi who decided which autistic kids were “normal enough” to let live. That’s why it’s not used anymore. I highly recommend utilizing Google for more info on the subject /nm

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Anonymous #15 5w

I’m aware of the origin of the term, I just don’t care. Hans Asperger was a man who lived in an evil time, he did evil things like most other people did. On the other hand he worked to save many people who likely would have been killed without his advocacy. Flawed man, evil time, I don’t see the need to engage in large scale revisions of naming conventions for outdated terms because we found something repugnant in the past.

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Anonymous #1 5w

Personally I’d say being a nazi is a little more than “flawed” my guy

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Anonymous #1 5w

“Collapsed into general ASD” umm… you know what the S stands for right? Spectrum. Autism SPECTRUM Disorder. You can still people “I have autism with low support needs” or “I have high functioning autism”. You really REALLY don’t need to be a Nazi apologist in 2025.

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Anonymous #15 5w

he wasn’t actually a Nazi. He was associated with the NSDAP, as a professional in Nazi Germany that was pretty much mandatory. And flawed would be the word I use, just like with people who were members of the equally bloodthirsty Soviet communist party during the Soviet era. It was pretty much the cost of doing business, most people don’t take dangerous moral stands in times like that and Asperger did more than most.

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Anonymous #9 5w

Refusing to stop using a term that most people understand to explain a condition I have because the guy it’s named after was a bad person does not make me a Nazi apologist. That’s a huge overstatement.

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Anonymous #11 5w

10/10 ragebait

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So you think that makes it’s ok to call someone a slur. Clearly you don’t give a shit about actually autistic people if you’re ok with that and assume everyone that is commenting is neurotypical

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Anonymous #1 5w

Idek what she was on tbh. She said I did too well in school and understood too many jokes to be autistic. (the two funniest ppl ik are diagnosed w autism huh??) Absolutely no talk about social difficulties or sensory issues or anything else at all 😭 so like ig we’ll never know if I have it or not but tbh with everything that’s going on in the world I’m kinda glad I don’t have a diagnosis.

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so again my comment above still stands. you literally censored the word showing you know it’s wrong and a slur. yet you still use it to insult people? If 👏you’re 👏going 👏 to 👏 advocate 👏do👏 it 👏with 👏respect.

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Anonymous #13 5w

Everyone I know uses that word, I have never seen it bleeped out, is it bad?

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Anonymous #5 5w

Yes. It’s a slur

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Anonymous #5 5w

yes it was originally a word created to insult autistic people for being “stupid” inferring that all people with autism have a low IQ. So by telling someone who you think is dumb that they are that word, you’re telling them you think they’re acting like an autistic person. which shouldn’t be an insult because there’s nothing wrong with being autistic:)

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Anonymous _orangutan 4w

Because narcissists without an actual diagnosis use it as an excuse for shitty behavior- that’s how it’s harmful.

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