Another great video - it's quite an interesting conversation I think. I personally don't use the term 'Asperger's Syndrome' to describe myself and prefer to use the term autistic largely due to the things you mentioned. At the same time, I'm aware that many people were diagnosed with 'Asperger's Syndrome' so identify strongly with that term - I personally don't think it's appropriate to tell people to stop people identifying with the term when that's all they've got.
Great video! I added it to my giant playlist of autistic creators talking about autistic topics. I also only refer to myself as autistic. I'm Jewish. As an autistic Jew, I'm not comfortable with any terms that end up meaning, "autistic but not c@ttle car autistic."
Thanks, Sophie. 💖 I might include a clip of this in a video I'm working on about invisible disability and the myth of meritocracy. I've already added a link to your video in my video notes, so it will be linked even if I don't include the clip. My diagnosis in 2007 was "Asperger Syndrome", shortly before the new DSM was released, eliminating that label as a diagnosis. I didn't know Asperger was so directly linked to the eugenics and genocide of disabled people in Germany or that autistic people were such a direct target, but the holocaust's targeting of disabled people was already an important part of my script. I haven't mentioned the Asperger's label specifically to anyone in years, just because it hasn't seemed relevant.
Ok, as long as it is visible that it's mine I am totally ok with it 😊 I didn't know that either, when I first got the diagnosis - I was shocked. Sounds like a great video that you are planning! 😊
Interesting video. I understand the reasons that some individuals might find the term Aspergers to be pejorative. Some notable people who possibly were on Aspergers Spectrum: Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein. Anyway, excellent video.
Another great video - it's quite an interesting conversation I think. I personally don't use the term 'Asperger's Syndrome' to describe myself and prefer to use the term autistic largely due to the things you mentioned. At the same time, I'm aware that many people were diagnosed with 'Asperger's Syndrome' so identify strongly with that term - I personally don't think it's appropriate to tell people to stop people identifying with the term when that's all they've got.
I agree! Everyone should make their own decisions 😊 But I think it's important to know all the facts.
Great video! I added it to my giant playlist of autistic creators talking about autistic topics. I also only refer to myself as autistic. I'm Jewish. As an autistic Jew, I'm not comfortable with any terms that end up meaning, "autistic but not c@ttle car autistic."
Thank you! Yeah I definitely understand that!!
Thanks, Sophie. 💖 I might include a clip of this in a video I'm working on about invisible disability and the myth of meritocracy. I've already added a link to your video in my video notes, so it will be linked even if I don't include the clip.
My diagnosis in 2007 was "Asperger Syndrome", shortly before the new DSM was released, eliminating that label as a diagnosis. I didn't know Asperger was so directly linked to the eugenics and genocide of disabled people in Germany or that autistic people were such a direct target, but the holocaust's targeting of disabled people was already an important part of my script. I haven't mentioned the Asperger's label specifically to anyone in years, just because it hasn't seemed relevant.
Ok, as long as it is visible that it's mine I am totally ok with it 😊
I didn't know that either, when I first got the diagnosis - I was shocked.
Sounds like a great video that you are planning! 😊
0:51 am I right that first one was Grunya Sakhareva in Russia in 1925 or was there someone even earlier ?
Interesting video. I understand the reasons that some individuals might find the term Aspergers to be pejorative. Some notable people who possibly were on Aspergers Spectrum: Robert Oppenheimer and Albert Einstein. Anyway, excellent video.