I actually was pretty fond of the term "Aspie" until "Asperger Disorder" was deprecated in the DSM V. The author appears to prefer the term Autistic, and has s

I actually was pretty fond of the term "Aspie" until "Asperger Disorder" was deprecated in the DSM V. The author appears to prefer the term Autistic, and has specific reasons for disliking Autism Speaks (and the term "people with autism", with the author claims is promoted by Autism Speaks), as described in [0] and [1]. [0] http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/05/27/autism-allyship-and-autism-speaks/ http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/05/27/autism-allyship-and-... [1] http://apoststructuralautistic.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/my-autism-does-in-part-define-me-and-thats-how-i-like-it/ http://apoststructuralautistic.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/my-a...