Comments on: A CNN Reporter Called me Out of the Blue! http://www.eileenparker.com/2010/03/a-cnn-reporter-called-me-out-of-the-blue/ A first-hand look into the world of Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: outoutout http://www.eileenparker.com/2010/03/a-cnn-reporter-called-me-out-of-the-blue/comment-page-1/#comment-947 outoutout Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:41:28 +0000 http://www.eileenparker.com/?p=492#comment-947 Personally, I don't mind being called "autistic". I have children who are also on the spectrum (my oldest son is more of a high-functioning Kanner's Autistic), and the similarities between myself and them far outweigh the differences. I can see the objections when it comes to getting support, and the general stigma, but... perhaps we could also stand to redefine ourselves? It really shouldn't be "us Aspies" and "them Auties". Another blogger, Gavin Bollard, proposed an interesting solution: dividing it into 2 sections: Aspergers Autism and Kanners Autism: http://life-with-aspergers.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-thoughts-on-changing-aspergers-label.html Personally, I don’t mind being called “autistic”. I have children who are also on the spectrum (my oldest son is more of a high-functioning Kanner’s Autistic), and the similarities between myself and them far outweigh the differences. I can see the objections when it comes to getting support, and the general stigma, but… perhaps we could also stand to redefine ourselves? It really shouldn’t be “us Aspies” and “them Auties”.

Another blogger, Gavin Bollard, proposed an interesting solution: dividing it into 2 sections: Aspergers Autism and Kanners Autism:
http://life-with-aspergers.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-thoughts-on-changing-aspergers-label.html

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