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25 May 2011, 3:27 pm

I don't like saying "Aspie" out loud, but I'll say it in my head if I'm talking to myself. So the overall feeling's neutral.

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26 May 2011, 12:09 am

It's cute and endearing. Plus it suits a few cute, endearing aspies I know.

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26 May 2011, 3:01 am

MathGirl wrote:

I like it. It sounds more natural than "an Asperger's person". I don't want to say "person with Asperger's" at all because it carries that horrible implication that Asperger's is something that is separate from the identity of an individual and can thus be taken away (or "cured").

Agreed.

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26 May 2011, 7:40 am

I don't mind it. I also like "assburgers" lol

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26 May 2011, 1:06 pm

I really don't like it, as I feel that it's saying that Aspergers is what I am, rather than just a part of me.
I don't like describing myself like that with a noun, but prefer an adjective.

To me, I have Aspergers, but that is just like saying I have brown eyes or I am good at languages. It;s part of my identity, but not my only one. Yes, so it is a big part of me, and affects everything I am and everything I do...

Saying I'm an aspie is saying that I am everything that is Aspergers, and nothing else, which is wrong. To me, it is like losing my identity.

I'd rather say I have autism or I have Aspergers/AS.

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26 May 2011, 2:45 pm

I like Aspie. It sounds cute, and is short and simple. I use it all the time.

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26 May 2011, 9:33 pm

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It doesn't bother me. I've been called things that are a lot worse.

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26 May 2011, 11:26 pm

I don't like it.

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29 May 2011, 5:46 pm

I like it. It's easier to say "Aspie" than "person with Asperger's Syndrome."

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29 May 2011, 6:53 pm

Carotene wrote:

I'm a little iffy on it. Calling someone an "aspie" is quite a lot easier than calling someone a "person with Asperger syndrome". I like it for that reason, but it seems like... it seems like... I'm having trouble explaining it, but it seems to me sort of like "gay pride". Don't get me wrong, I have nothing wrong with gay people. My brother is gay and I love the kid. But I'm on the side where the whole "gay pride" thing is a bit obnoxious, where they're too "loud" about it. Not that it shouldn't be out there, but that they're "shoving it in your face". Ugh, so much trouble explaining it properly, without seeming like a gay-basher, which I'm not. My brother and other gay friends of mine feel the same way as I do.

It's like: "If you want to be accepted and treated the same way as heterosexual people, why not act the same way as them? Not in the sense that 'flaming is wrong' or something, but we don't have a Straight Pride parade." type thing.

I know a lot of gay people agree with this, but I'll speak up as a queer person who does not agree with you or them.

Straight people do "rub it in everyone's faces" all the time. We're inundated in it. Sitcoms, romantic comedies, romances, people talking about their husbands, wives, children, families. It's impossible to get away from heterosexuality in any way.

The point of gay pride is to counter the cultural shame directed toward gay people. We don't need straight pride because no one is trying to pass laws against straight people ever being able to get married, nor are straight people typically treated poorly for being straight when it comes to housing, employment, adoption, etc. Straight people don't typically have to fight for medical visitation when their spouses are in the hospital. What would straight pride be countering, exactly?

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29 May 2011, 6:54 pm

Oh, and I hate "Aspie" and "Asperger's Syndrome" and just refer to myself as autistic.

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29 May 2011, 7:05 pm

I am indifferent to it.

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29 May 2011, 8:43 pm

I actually never heard of the term "aspie" until I joined Wrong Planet. I don't mind it at all honestly. It's better than saying I have Asperger's, which sounds something unfortunate. (Though I love making fun of the term 'Asperger's' in a very comical way. It's how I live with myself.) I also tell people I have a mild case of autism when the situation calls, since not everyone in life will get my sense of humor. XD

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30 May 2011, 12:34 am

I kind of find it annoying that people refer this disorder to a pet name like 'Aspie'. Do people with other disorders give themselves pet names after their disability? Like people with ADD calling themselves 'Addies' or something stupid.

Also 'Aspie' sounds/looks like 'Ass Pie' to me....I guess it's better then Aspergers which sounds like 'Ass Burgers'.... bah why couldn't I have a disorder with a cooler sounding name. LOL

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30 May 2011, 12:50 am

I use 'autstic' as well. --- The word 'aspie' is unpalatable, I can't say it without wincing. 'Asperger's' (when it's pronounced "a$$-burgers" as often occurs) is just totally unacceptable, because of the literal interpretations that cause the unpleasant mental imagery. It's actually ironically painful, both to say, and to see in the mind. Ugh. "High Functioning Autistic" is what I use most of the time. Though I'm not prone to telling most people anyways.

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30 May 2011, 12:51 am

tomboy4good wrote:

I voted that I like it. Reason being is that "Aspergers" sounds a little to close to "ass-burgers." Which I don't think is that funny.

That is a problem but I think "Aspie" trivialises it. And I find that "Aspergers" is more specific than "Autistic" which can carry a whole different connotation.

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