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ASPERGER’S SYNDROME IS NOT AUTISM

STOP TRYING TO MAKE IT AUTISM

DO NOT CALL IT AUTISM

WE AREN’T AUTISTIC.

Just because you read it in the DSM-V doesn’t mean it’s true. I knew that Tumblrinas would rejoice about the merger of all the autism-spectrum disorders when the new DSM came out, and what do you know? I was right.

Tumblrinas have taken “autism” and run away with it.

I now see Aspergians calling themselves autistic all the time.

Autism spectrum =/= autism. Rectangles and squares are similar geometric figures; however, they are not the same. You wouldn’t call a rectangle a square, as it is a figure in its own right. Asperger’s syndrome is not autism; it may lie on the autism spectrum, but it is a disorder in and of itself.

If your diagnosis is Asperger’s then say so! Stop hiding behind

“autism”

and be an out-and-proud Aspergian. Neurotypicals often say we’re the next step in human evolution. When did they say that about “autism”?

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