Saying Goodbye

We are the generation that has grown up on the word "Asperger's" we have invented pet words that we call ourselves like "Aspie" and "Aspergerian" to define us. The word "Asperger's", its diagnosis and what it means to people has left a mark on this generation. Asperger's meant that it was okay to be weird and that there were other people around the world who thought like and acted like yourself! It was a term that defined us by our gifts and our quirks and did not demonize people the way simply "autism" did. So it may take a little longer then the time it takes to put out a new book to completely say goodbye to Asperger's, but by starting to say goodbye to it, we can open a new door to what it means to be autistic for everyone on the spectrum.