Am I the only one on here who hates the term "Aspie

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lol!

per wikipedia
"Sheeple is a term of disparagement, a portmanteau created by combining the words "sheep" and "people"; a reference to herd mentality. It is often used to denote persons who acquiesce to authority, and thus undermine their own human individuality. The implication of sheeple is that as a collective, people believe whatever they are told, especially if told so by authority figures, without processing it to be sure that it is an accurate representation of the real world around them. The term is generally used in a political or religious sense."

It's not a bloody syndrome for heaven's sake - and it's not cute-cized for the sake of prettying up the ugly. It is what it is and makes no apologies for being what it is.

I partially agree with this. I find the word displeasing from a purely aesthetic perspective, though I suppose it still is better than "Asperger" or "Syndrome", which makes it sound like a disease. (I don't like having to explain to people that it's not really a disease and I don't want a cure.)

What about NeuroTypical? NT? NeuroTypical Syndrome? NS? Would you prefer to be refered to NA? (Neurologically Atypical) Maybe we should call them Typies. Yeah, Aspies and Typies, or Typies and A-Typies (not to be confused with Type As).

It is ridiculous. It makes it sound like having AS is a good thing which is absurd.

I don't dislike nor like the term "aspie".

It have to say though, it does make talking about aspergers sound a lot less like a disease...as that is how some people potray it still sadly.

Then again..."aspie" does sound quite silly, almost like a type of flower.
Also, it doesn't sound "right" in my opinion if you use that word in real life.

Imho, saying it's just a "bad thing" is equally absurd.

Don't like it!

Don't use it!

Refer to myself as having AS.

I feel more comfortable saying aspie than saying I have AS, or Asperger's. I have trouble being serious about things like this, so aspie fits my thought process. Surely we are all individual enough to call ourselves what we want? Otherwise it just becomes political. Aspies versus Asperger's. Nonsense. As mentioned, it is better than fricking ass burgers. I just want to punch people who say that phrase. It is an insult more than any nickname or abbreviation.

I'm indifferent. I don't dislike the word in itself, but I do dislike the way it's used and the ideals that have been hedged up around it. It's not just a neutral word we use for ourselves. It's an ideology and an exclusive group that some of us use in order to feel special. If you need a gimmick to feel special, it's because you're not.

I, however, will sometimes use it as shorthand to refer to individuals with AS in as neutral a way as I can with such a loaded word. But that's only because it has a friendlier, less technical appearance, which I assume most people can identify with more easily.