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Aspergian en · ADJ

Etymology

From Asperger + -ian.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, related to, or having qualities similar to those of Asperger's syndrome.
    • The secret of a happy and fulfilling Aspergian life is to first know and understand your individual limits and boundaries; […] 2008, Cornish, "What Aspies Need to Know When Working in the Neurotypical Environment", in Asperger Syndrome and Employment: Adults Speak Out about Asperger Syndrome (ed. Genevieve Edmonds & Luke Beardon), Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2008), page 119
    • The Aspergian need for R&R—ritual and routine—is a way of controlling our world. 2010, Rudy Simone, Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, published 2010, →ISBN, page 147:
    • In the Aspergian world, conversations are exchanges of information, not exchanges of pleasantries. 2009, Masha Gessen, Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century, Houghton Mifflin, published 2009, →ISBN, page 177:

Synonyms

Aspergerian · spergy · Aspergic

Aspergian en · NOUN

Etymology

From Asperger + -ian.

Meanings

  1. A person with Asperger's syndrome.
    • An Aspergian may be able to talk for hours on their favorite subject, but bring up a local sports team or the weather, and they're stumped (unless that is one of their obsessions). 2010, Rudy Simone, Asperger's on the Job: Must-Have Advice for People with Asperger's or High Functioning Autism, and Their Employers, Educators, and Advocates, Future Horizons, published 2010, →ISBN, page 12:
    • But because Aspergians can express themselves in words, they have more ways to deal with their aversions or indulge their interests. 2011, Jael McHenry, The Kitchen Daughter, Gallery Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 176:
    • And so, the only thing I could do, being a passive Aspergian was to withdraw into a world of autistic hell. 2011, Cornish, "Getting the Right Diagnosis, and Its Impact on Mental Health: Is This The Best the NHS Can Do?", Aspies on Mental Health: Speaking for Ourselves (eds. Luke Beardon & Dean Worton), Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2011), page 77

Forms

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Aspergians Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

autie

Synonyms

sperglord · Aspergerian · Aspie · Aspergic · sperg