Aspie

But shortened versions of the term are still used widely in the autism community, many of whom refer to themselves with terms, such as “Aspie,” derived from the name Asperger’s.

Among the 18 works on view at the exhibition are Bradley Hennessey’s An Aspie Life, an arcade-style video game that deals with “scripting,” the strategies used in autism education to help people know what to do in different social situations.

Aspie: Many readers raised this possibility, and I agree that forgetting — or not “getting” names is one possible behavior of someone on the spectrum.

If there is one message that neurotypical people need to hear, it's that if you viscerally reject an Aspie because he or she is "weird," your opinion on your motives is irrelevant.

This is why it is so inspiring, indeed gratifying, for an Aspie to be taking the lead in saving the world.