Douglas_Knight comments on Ureshiku Naritai - Less Wrong

119 Post author: Alicorn 08 April 2010 08:08PM

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Comment author: Alicorn 09 April 2010 09:13:48PM *  3 points [-]

Have you mentioned that before?

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it. I'm not extremely autistic, but people who know what to look for spot it.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 13 April 2010 06:49:19PM 0 points [-]

I'm not extremely autistic

When did you switch from saying Asperger's to saying autism? Does it mean much? eg, did you learn something about yourself, neuro-typicals, or common usage? DSM-V?

Comment author: Alicorn 13 April 2010 08:06:59PM *  3 points [-]

I say "autistic" because a) the word is more aesthetically pleasant, b) it has better general recognition (same reason I say I'm a vegetarian than being specific and saying "pescetarian"), and c) it acknowledges for solidarity-ish reasons that it's all one spectrum.