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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]22:40 again.  I never use the term Aspie, I hate it -- too cutesy.  But I feel very confident about the harm of these myths about "labels"  -  real harm -- having a child and two adult siblings with Aspergers.  I have the long view.  I have suspected throughout this thread that you have a child with AS and are struggling with the diagnosis.  I know that is difficult.  But I have learned the hard way that if we don't call this disorder by its proper name and treat it as just another aspect of our children and NOT a source of shame, we will serve our children with AS best.  And yes, I have become a bit militant on the subject.  I didn't just get religion, I grew up with it.[/quote]

You also overeact and try to get WAY too much into people's head. No, I don't have a child affected by Asperger's syndome. I also didn't say that the OP didn't love his/her child when I pointed out that the label when thrown about as it is on this thread puts their disability in bold face( like a label on their forehead) and I really believe that the child in all their uniqueness should be presented in whole. As in ...my child is this , this and this, he loves this this and that , his strongest qualities are X, Y, Z , he is also affected by Aspergers. The way that this affects him is....the skills he is developing to work with it are....As opposed to ( read the thread in the beginning)"This Aspie kid I know" "That's funny all the kids I know who go to X school are Aspie, etc... I found that offensive. That was my ENTIRE point.What you then read into it was your own head trip.

FYI,my experience with Aspergers has come from working with adults who are affected by it. Neurosurgeons, genetics researchers and the like. These people are in their 30's and 40's and grew up in a time when labels like this weren't just bounced around , IMHO ,recklessly. AGAIN, before you over react AGAIN, I do not think that discreetly advocating for your child with people who are professionally bound to respect their privacy means that you are retreating behind the veil of shame. I am simply saying that exhibitting one's child as an "Aspie Kid" lessens them , and like all labels, invites stereotyping.  All of the people I speak of have learned social skills to over-compensate as well as gravitated towards careers where they contribute to society greatly, but don't have to feel uncomfortable most of the day and have done quite well. Many are world renowned in their profession

Your knee jerk attack on me, your assumptions about my DC are way over board and I suspect that you are not as adjusted  to all of this as you claim. [/quote]

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