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[[File:A-spec.svg|thumb|220x220px|A commonly used a-spectrum flag]]
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The term a-spectrum was introduced by Tumblr users warriorsdebt, whes, and strategicgoat in 2015.<ref>[https://warriorsdebt.tumblr.com/post/157795101420/wetwareproblem-aphobephobe-wetwareproblem Post about the origins of a-spectrum]</ref><ref>[https://allopropaganda.tumblr.com/post/187450596983 “A-spec” does not mean Aro AND Ace]</ref>
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Aces and aros have sometimes been accused of appropriating the term "a-spec" from the autistic community.<ref>[https://historicallyace.tumblr.com/post/161502315942/do-you-per-chance-know-when-asexuals-first When asexuals first started using the term "aspec"]</ref><ref>[https://apersnicketylemon.tumblr.com/post/189192893072/aspec-does-not-and-has-never-meant-autism Aspec does not and has never meant ‘Autism spectrum’]</ref> This is impossible, as the term was created in 2015 specifically for aces and aros and has no prior usage history before that point.
With the ace and aro communities, the term "a-spec" has also been criticized for introducing confusion through frequent misuse.<ref>[https://shades-of-grayro.tumblr.com/post/190426507065/again-im-not-critiquing-the-usefulness-of-a-word Intracommunity criticism of a-spec]</ref> In response to aces sometimes using "a-spec" when only
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