aspy

aspy
 n.— «Aspies, as people with the condition like to call themselves, often have normal or above-average intelligence, but they have trouble making friends and lack the intuitive ability to gauge social situations.…By definition, people with Asperger’s are outside the mainstream.» —“Asperger’s Syndrome Gets a Very Public Face” by Tara Parker-Pope New York Times Dec. 4, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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