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Poll about the term "aspec"

Have you used the term "aspec" used to widely refer to the autism spectrum

  • Yes

  • No


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Kisa the tea

Local Rabbit
V.I.P Member
So this is something i see commonly disagreed on the internet for some reason and I wanted to poll my fellow autistic and aspie members of this forum. I'm doing this for reference so you don't need to reply if you don't feel like it but I'd very much appreciate your votes.

(this poll probably seems random which it is but again I just wanted some results on this that I can reference to. Thank you all)
 
It's a personal thing, not overly impressed with blending words.
The whole thing takes up five syllables of someone's time. Does it need to be shortened to only two?
But like I say, it's just a personal thing
 
The whole thing takes up five syllables of someone's time. Does it need to be shortened to only two?

I don't know.
What is "it"? o_O

I saw several words for which 'aspec' seemed to serve as an acronym.
None of them referred to autism, though.
 
I had a speech delay that placed me outside of being an aspie and also call myself an autie :)
 
aut~is~m spec~trum
@Gracey

OK.

Those two words do have five syllables.

But I didn't find any definitions or articles that
used the word "aspec" to refer to autism.

Most of them referred to types, or lack of,
sexual attraction. And one to a sort of car.

So that was the confusing part about "five syllables."
Those words had more than 5 syllables.
 
@Gracey

OK.

Those two words do have five syllables.

But I didn't find any definitions or articles that
used the word "aspec" to refer to autism.

Most of them referred to types, or lack of,
sexual attraction. And one to a sort of car.

So that was the confusing part about "five syllables."
Those words had more than 5 syllables.

Thanks @tree :)

I looked at the title of the thread, expanded aspec in my own mind (without research) to arrive at Autism spectrum.
Thanks for the explanation though, much appreciated.
 
It's a personal thing, not overly impressed with blending words.
The whole thing takes up five syllables of someone's time. Does it need to be shortened to only two?
But like I say, it's just a personal thing

I don't like blending words either.

Seems like dumbing down language to me.
 
Hmm... I called myself a Auspie for awhile because I am a little more classic autism than aspie...auti + aspie = Auspie

But no one got it so I finally gave up and just say aspie :rolleyes:
Being correct doesn't sell well in the world I fear?:confused:

In fact the world flat out frowns on correctness?:confused:

What is popular always Trumps what is correct!:confused:
no pun intended
 
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I haven't even heard of that word up until now but my husband calls me "sperg" sometimes or "sperg head".
 

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