Aspie<\/strong>– used to describe a person with asperger\u2019s syndrome or how a person with aspergers would categorize him or herself (He’s an aspie)<\/p>\n Autism<\/strong>–\u00a0<\/strong>a physical condition of the brain that effects communication, social interaction, and limits range of activities and interests<\/p>\n Autists\/Autie\/Auties<\/strong>-person(s) with a condition on the autism spectrum (a group of autists<\/em>, she’s an autie<\/em>, those men are auties<\/em>)<\/p>\n Anti-cure <\/strong>\u2013 autistic culture perspective that autism as a way of life is valid and unique, and should be appreciated and embraced rather than \u201ccured.\u201d Also, neurological differences should be respected as a social category (see neurodiversity)<\/p>\n Curebie<\/strong>– person who hopes for a cure for the condition. This can be meant as a derogatory categorization. Denotes a philosophical and political perspective that is opposite of pro-autie culture<\/p>\n Stimming<\/strong>– the term is shorthand for self-stimulation. It is an action for self-soothing and presents as repetitive body part or whole body movements, such as hand flapping, spinning, head movement\/hitting, turning, pacing, rocking, or repeating words\/phrases. Hypothetically, the function for stimming is related to sensory input overload and is an outlet for elevated emotions such as fear, joy,\u00a0sadness, etc ( I was excited about the date and I was stimming hard)<\/p>\n Neurodiversity <\/strong>\u2013 concept of neurodiversity<\/a> was developed by autistic people in opposition to the pathologizing or “curing” model.According to them autistic people are not Neurotypical(s)\u00a0<\/strong>-neurotypical is used to categorize a culture, group, or person(s) not on the autism spectrum. As in the neurotyopical society or that person is neurotypical. In blogs, chat-rooms, and text the abbreviation NT is often used (I had a date with an NT last night)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" During my research on the Internet culture of autism I learned many words and used them when appropriate throughout my hypertext project. I kept a list of these words and their definitions for reference not only because some are clinical … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/kbculturalhptx\/files\/2012\/10\/neurodiversity.png\")
<\/a>disordered. They have a different sort of order. Autism as a way of life is valid and unique. Rather than being cured or shunned neurological differences should be respected as a social category.<\/p>\n