-fog (orientation)
-fog (orientation) is an orientation suffix where one knows that they are aspec, but they can’t tell if they ever experience attraction or if they are completely repulsed as a result of neurodiversity.[1]
-fog orientations are exclusive to neurodivergent people.
Related Terms
| Label | Relationship | Description | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| -vague | similar | -vague refers to an aspec individual whose orientation is partially or fully influenced by their neurodivergence[2]. | -vague does not imply that one experiences confusion regarding their orientation. |
| aquoi- | similar | Aquoi- refers to someone who feels that they don't experience a specific type of attraction, but is unsure because they don't entirely understand that type of attraction.[3]
Aquoi- can also refer to someone who is partially aspec, but is unsure of the other part of their identity.[3] |
Aquoi- orientations are not exclusive to neurodivergent people, unlike -fog orientations.
Also, with -fog, one may fully understand the specified attraction type, unlike with the first definition of aquoi-. A -fog individual does not have be partially aspec, unlike individuals who use the second definition of aquoi-. |
| nebula- | similar | Nebula- refers to an individual who cannot tell if they experience attraction or not due to their neurodivergence and/or intrusive thoughts/urges.
Nebula- can also refer to an individual who cannot differentiate between attraction types due to their neurodivergence.[4] |
The first definition of nebula- is not exclusive to neurodivergent people, unlike with -fog.
With the second definition of nebula-, one experiences confusion between multiple attraction types. However, with -fog, one experiences confusion about one specific type of attraction. |
Orientations
| Label | Prefix / Suffix | Flag | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acefog | Ace | 
|
Tumblr user emostiims[5] |
| Arofog | Aro | 
|
FANDOM user Crayonpuppy.x[6] |
Resources
- ↑ https://archive.ph/2022.01.20-163744/https://emostiims.tumblr.com/post/643480202473799680/acefog-where-one-knows-that-they-are-acespec#selection-813.42-813.165
- ↑ https://archive.ph/2022.02.14-052846/https://arospecawarenessweek.tumblr.com/post/103992075257/porchkitten-pondering-the-terms-aromantic-and
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20221103211142/https://themogaidragon.tumblr.com/post/662199370841784320/aquoisexual
- ↑ https://archive.is/1F16f
- ↑ https://archive.ph/2022.01.20-163744/https://emostiims.tumblr.com/post/643480202473799680/acefog-where-one-knows-that-they-are-acespec
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240513185055/https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Arofog
