Thread: Hurtful word?
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Old Jul 18, 2013, 08:10 PM
The_little_didgee The_little_didgee is offline
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Hurtful? Yes. I feel like a pet when it is used to describe me. Asperger's Syndrome/ASD is my cognitive style not my identity. I refuse to call myself an Aspie and so does my family.

Aspie is commonly used on the internet. I never heard an ASD professional use the term.