Aspergian
nounEtymology From Asperger + -ian.
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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:
- 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
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- 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:
- Synonyms
- Aspergerian, Aspergic, Aspie, sperg, sperglord
- Hypernyms
- autie