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Originally Posted by redwitch
BTW -- Being an Aspie doesn't make anyone "special" (either positively or negatively) and it should not be used as a label. It can help someone understand why someone behaves in a certain manner and that's about it. It is a small part of the individual.
I'm a mother and a grandmother. I'm right-handed but was born a leftie. I lived most of my childhood in different countries and have visited most of them as an adult. I can run fast (or could). I love to drive fast. I love helping people. I will fight when I see a social injustice. I'm an Aspie. I love critters. I hate bigots. Oh, and I'm a Scorp. They're all a part of me. None of these things alone define me.
I tell people I am an Aspie for one reason only -- so that they may understand that when I blurt out something I'm not trying to be hurtful or arrogant or whatever, just semi-clueless.
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I also do not believe in labels. One thing though people can change and development especially out of labels thrown on them with people with some kind of agenda. Or, because the state of the "sciences" of psychiatry and psychology looks more like magic, superstition, religion and at its best an art.
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archive...try-a-science/ http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critic...urrentPage=all