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Old 07-26-11, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by DnvrFox
Good posts, great advice, but please - NOT "auties" and "aspies." Instead -

Individuals (children) with autism or individuals (children) with Asperger's Syndrome.

You wouldn't say "blackies." At least I hope not.

As a card carrying aspies, my husband and I have NO problem with the term and use it frequently to describe ourselves and others like us. It makes us feel like it is less of a medical problem and more of a unique group of people we happen to have something in common with. As for the biking, wait until she is ready. It's hard to push people with autism into a hobby.
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