Asperger, High-function Autism - Thinking about distinction by disability name
One reason why I've been critical of myself when I define myself as an adult with Asperger's Syndrome is that I've felt uncomfortable when I saw argument over bloggers, in which one party says "He/she's not Asperger's because his/her blog posts looks like he/she understands social skills and unwritten social codes".
Through the experiences of bitterness over blogs in "Asperger's Syndrome" category, which I used to join, in a blog community, I've come to avoid the use of Asperger's Syndrome. I preferred the word 'Developmental Disorders' or 'High-functioning Autism', the category of which in the same blog community consisted of 'milder' blogs.
Moreover, in some Internet forums, some people use the word "Asperger's" to deny personality of someone else or stigmatize them. It's a shame that the name of disability is being used to deny someone's personality.
I'm now thinking about the way for me to use the word "Asperger's" because a specialist in social skills like the site SucceedSocially doesn't especially separate Asperger's Syndrome from High-functioning Autism. It looks like that the need of distinction isn't clear.
Trough this reflection, I'm thinking that distinction by disability name doesn't make much sense. Distinction by individual and their character, I'm thinking, does make sense.
Through the experiences of bitterness over blogs in "Asperger's Syndrome" category, which I used to join, in a blog community, I've come to avoid the use of Asperger's Syndrome. I preferred the word 'Developmental Disorders' or 'High-functioning Autism', the category of which in the same blog community consisted of 'milder' blogs.
Moreover, in some Internet forums, some people use the word "Asperger's" to deny personality of someone else or stigmatize them. It's a shame that the name of disability is being used to deny someone's personality.
I'm now thinking about the way for me to use the word "Asperger's" because a specialist in social skills like the site SucceedSocially doesn't especially separate Asperger's Syndrome from High-functioning Autism. It looks like that the need of distinction isn't clear.
Trough this reflection, I'm thinking that distinction by disability name doesn't make much sense. Distinction by individual and their character, I'm thinking, does make sense.
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