Aspergian

English

Etymology

From Asperger +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Aspergian (not comparable)

1. Of, related to, or having qualities similar to those of Asperger's syndrome.
   • 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), →ISBN, page 119:

     The secret of a happy and fulfilling Aspergian life is to first know and understand your individual limits and boundaries; […]

   • 2009, Masha Gessen, Perfect Rigor: A Genius and the Mathematical Breakthrough of the Century, Houghton Mifflin, published 2009, →ISBN, page 177:

     In the Aspergian world, conversations are exchanges of information, not exchanges of pleasantries.

   • 2010, Rudy Simone, Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, published 2010, →ISBN, page 147:

     The Aspergian need for R&R—ritual and routine—is a way of controlling our world.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Aspergian.

Synonyms

• Aspergerian, Aspergic, spergy (slang, derogatory, offensive)

Noun

Aspergian (plural Aspergians)

1. A person with Asperger's syndrome.
   • 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:

     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).

   • 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), →ISBN, page 77:

     And so, the only thing I could do, being a passive Aspergian was to withdraw into a world of autistic hell.

   • 2011, Jael McHenry, The Kitchen Daughter, Gallery Books, published 2011, →ISBN, page 176:

     But because Aspergians can express themselves in words, they have more ways to deal with their aversions or indulge their interests.

Synonyms

• Aspergerian, Aspergic, Aspie (informal), sperg (slang, derogatory, offensive), sperglord (slang, derogatory, offensive)

Hypernyms

• autie (informal)

Anagrams

• aspargine, paganiser, paganries