It's NOT called Assburger

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My whole life I have struggled to "fit in". I have great difficulty understanding 'normal' people's motives and they have the same difficulty understanding me. It seems that misunderstandings abound and feelings are always getting hurt (mine and their's). The constant rejection has taken a huge toll on my self-esteem and I suspect it is beyond repair. What I find the most ironic about this situation is that I crave human contact. In searching for a support group for adults with Asperger I came across this site and I am hopeful that I can get (and give) some information to make my life (and other's) less difficult.

Exactly how is it pronounced, is there even a certain official way?

I've heard it pronounced so differently by so many people I'm confused on how to say it myself.

Well OK then, Asperger's it is, not Assburgers. That's an old joke.

http://www.nndb.com/people/467/000109140/

A very old and cruel joke towards us ugh. Though my AS is less noticeable than my ADHD according my friend Megan.

as in asperate?

Welcome to WP!

Pleased to meet you, CoyoteShy. Welcome aboard Wrong Planet.

Welcome

Only my sister makes fun of the name.

Can someone explain to me how anyone ends up pronouncing it as 'arse-bur-ger'?
There's no r at the start, why would someone introduce it o_O

Was the person that said it British?

I'm Australian. I'm just wondering how anyone can change the first syllable to ass, when theyre quite different.

it's just what some people do to make fun of us, there is no actual meaning.

welcome to wrongplanet CoyoteShy, you're not the only one here who likes a bit of human contact however ironic it may be

The way it sould be pronounced is how it would be pronounced as a German surname (which is what is it - it's the surname of Hans Asperger). It is pronounced as one would say 'ass' (not 'arse') followed by 'perGer' with a hard 'g'. Many people confuse the hard 'g' with a hard sound where the 'p' is giving a 'b' sound, yet they still include the hard sounding 'g' and they spell it how it sounds.

Other people are just stupid and think they're so original by thinking it sounds like 'ass burger' and they make fun of it because they have nothing better to do. For this reason, and probably due to some people just mispronouncing it due to ignorance of the word's origin, the word is often pronounced 'assperjer'. I must admit I do prefer the soft 'g' version.


That is incredibly disturbing. I wish you had not posted that, or at least posted a warning


But the British don't pronounce 'ass' as 'arse' - they have one spelling and pronunciation for a donkey (ass) and one spelling and pronunciation for a bottom (arse).

Hi CoyoteShy and welcome to the wrongplanet. You should be able to find many people here willing to be your friend to satisfy your need for social contact---even though it is in the form of forums and posts---and there is also a chat room. Most of us are willing to engage in conversations to help each other with our needs. I am sure I speak for most of the members here in saying that I am glad you have chosen the wrongplanet. By the way, I have Asperger's, I and am proud to say I am an Aspie. Enjoy the site.

My mum always says "Ash-burgers", it sounds so ret*d, and I'm kinda embarrassed when she says it in front of people,

1. she can't pronounce is properly so she looks like a dumb-ass,

2. does she not consider who I do and don't want to know? People come to their own conclusions without looking into things. As soon as they hear it's "autism", they expect you to be hiding in a box to avoid people the next minute!

Sorry, but NT's are pretty dumb. You need to have Asperger's to understand others with the same thing.