I don't like "aspies"

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what should people with AS be called?

Aspies	26%	[ 36 ]
Aspies	26%	[ 36 ]
Aspergians	7%	[ 10 ]
Aspergians	7%	[ 10 ]
The best people in all the world (Besties)	4%	[ 5 ]
The best people in all the world (Besties)	4%	[ 5 ]
Neuroatypicals	1%	[ 1 ]
Neuroatypicals	1%	[ 1 ]
Asparagus	2%	[ 3 ]
Asparagus	2%	[ 3 ]
Something else	10%	[ 13 ]
Something else	10%	[ 13 ]

Total votes : 136

Iammeandnooneelse
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20 May 2006, 4:23 pm

The film 'Litte Nick'/ 'Little Nicky' , one of the two.

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21 May 2006, 9:52 pm

Well, darn. Let's all take over one state or province, etc., in our home countries and secede.

AegNuddel
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12 Aug 2006, 8:25 pm

Also a visual pun here... we are a sweet "as pie."

Yes, I know there are pies that are not sweet...but you can also think of positive adjectives other than sweet to go before "as pie."

Well, just don't call me "easy aspie." Being easy has a bad connotation. But then again...a good warning .... on a t-shirt or such ...

could say ...

EASY...
ASPIE

As a warning label to keep one's cool.

itfits
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12 Aug 2006, 8:45 pm

I think aspie is an ok nick name I challange us to find a better one

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13 Aug 2006, 4:08 am

As long as Aspie doesn't have negative associations in society, I see no reason to abondone it. Asperger's syndrome already have negative associations, and people with xyz-condition has in-built negative associations. Aspergian is also fine, but I still use Aspie when communicating with professional scientists. It sounds professional, aspergian doesn't. I also capitalize Aspie to mark it as a personality-type (names are capitalized).

Tom_FL_MA
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13 Aug 2006, 8:06 pm

There isn't really anything else that makes much sense, compared to "aspie."

Aspergians doesn't sound fitting, "the best people in all the world (Besties) isn't a form of the word like it's intended to be.

Individuals on the spectrum aren't neurotypical.

Asparagus, being a vegetable and leans more on the condescending side, at least in a way.

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13 Aug 2006, 8:19 pm

How about the term "neurodivergant"; it sounds similar to the term "neurotypical". It gives out connotations that we are "almost normal", or "just a little different". Also, the term may be broardened to include people with ADD/HD, Dislexia, Dispraxia, OCD, etc, who also have to deal with neurological differences, but in different ways.

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13 Aug 2006, 8:40 pm

It happened 2 times that when people asked me where I come from because of my accent, I answer that I come from Aspie, they told me that they didn't know where it is.

When I explain my problem to somebody I use the word Aspie, if I used the word autism they would be afraid or they would tell me that to be autism I have to look like Dustin Hoffman in the movie Rain Man.

Aspie is ok for me.

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14 Aug 2006, 11:35 pm

I've changed my mind. I think we should be called Asparagus.

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15 Aug 2006, 4:10 am

ManErg wrote:

I can think of two good things about the word Aspie. I bet somebody else has thought of this already, but one day somebody could make a film called "Planet of the Aspies". The plot: some astronauts get warped hundreds of years into the future and find the NT's have wiped themselves out. The reason being nothing to do with their hatred of those not in their group, or their inability to tell the truth on how bad things really are. But due to the simple fact that the microwave radiation emitted by their 'so-called' communication devices (mobile phones etc) caused high rates of brain cancer and low fertility rates. So the Aspies inherited the earth. The first thing they did was get all of the worlds scientists working on finding the 'bullying gene' so this could be detected before birth and the offending embryo....err... 'dealt with'. I'd better stop there

And the other thing is that the word "Aspie" makes me think of a pun of the George Orwell novel - "Keep the Aspie-destra flying". I want that on a T-Shirt!! !

But wouldn't the wipe out of all NTs also kill all the bullies. I can't imagine and Aspie bullying, or am I looking at them with filters on.

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15 Aug 2006, 4:37 am

Well, I'm not too concerned with this issue. It's just a word. Sure, it sounds diminutive feminine. My last name is a french diminutive feminine, providing me with unique additional hell in elementary and jr. high (middle) school. I've just learned not to let the thoughts of small minds bother me. I've been thinking about how to come out to co-workers and supervisors at my new job. I know I will, it's a matter of timing and style. I think I'm just going to wait until somebody says something about one of my idiosyncrasies, and I'll say nonchalantly, "Oh, I have Asperger's Syndrome" and we'll go from there. Later I can say things like, "Oh, you know, it's more of that autistic sense of humor." Words are just words. It's how I use them that makes the difference.

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