Friend with Asperger, how to proceed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, OP, the term is autism, not Asperger’s. I’m not fussing at you. Just trying to educate you. The term Asperger’s has ties to Nazis so is offensive and is not used anymore.

I have never heard that ever. Can we stop using Downs Syndrome then?

Why? Does that have an offensive origin too?

[Anonymous]

looooooooooooooooong SIGH

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, OP, the term is autism, not Asperger’s. I’m not fussing at you. Just trying to educate you. The term Asperger’s has ties to Nazis so is offensive and is not used anymore.

I have never heard that ever. Can we stop using Downs Syndrome then?

Why? Does that have an offensive origin too?

I mean, John Langdon Down didn't collaborate with the Nazis and identify children to send to murder camps, so prob it's ok to keep using that one.

[Anonymous]

I’d send a short apology text to the mom, have a talk with DS about appropriate language and do a slow fade from the friendship (because this will happen again; obviously the two boys have very different styles)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, OP, the term is autism, not Asperger’s. I’m not fussing at you. Just trying to educate you. The term Asperger’s has ties to Nazis so is offensive and is not used anymore.

I have never heard that ever. Can we stop using Downs Syndrome then?

Ties to nazis sure dude