aspie rhetor

I've had this blog for a number of years. And I've never liked the term aspie. (It sounds like ass pee.) I also detest the dichotomy the term creates -- separating autistic people.

Nonetheless, I initially placed aspie in the title of this blog, in part, to examine the word itself, to examine autism politics, to reform a pathological identity into a cultural one. I've never enjoyed calling myself an aspie -- but a bunch of doctor-types have. Their paternalism angered me, and I created this blog shortly after I'd been officially diagnosed. I've changed a lot in that time, especially in how I perceive myself and my autistic identity.

All of this to say: There's a certain vexed, personal history that comes with this term and my (snarky) usage of it. The title of my blog, though, bothers me -- a lot. I suspect I'll change it to autistic rhetorics, or something similar, in the future. I welcome name-change suggestions!