Hate the word 'Aspie'...

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The term is asinine.

I dont mind the word, sounds like any other word. Kinda reminds me of Aspen for some reason Though i have never been there. *shrug*

I have no problem with it.

I don't much care. I rarely think of myself as an aspie anyway.

LOL - Aspen

They could probably call themselves 'Aspies'


I don't mind the word 'Aspie,' but I prefer the term 'Aspergian,' simply because it sounds better when spoken aloud. I admit that when I first learned of the syndrome about 7 years ago, I deliberately pronounced the 'g' as a 'j' because it sounded like 'a$$ burger.' Poor Dr. Asperger had an unfortunate name.

*In college I read a couple of self-help books by some guy named Ram Dass. When spoken aloud it sounds like 'Rammed a$$.'

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I don't hate it, but I do think it's a little too cutesy.

I love the word. That word was made up by someone with AS by the way.

I hate the words "aspie" and "Asperger." Whoever's idea it was to name it that clearly wasn't thinking about making our lives any easier. I mean for God's sake... ASPERGER? You are going to force socially awkward kids to tell people they have "ASPERGER SYNDROME"??? And "aspie" isn't much better. We aren't snake-like, and I find the sound of the word to be grating.

I try to use "AS" whenever possible.

ick ... "Aspie"

What a cute, disabled and therfore pitiable, cute, helpless, cute ...

ick .. "Asperger's Syndrome"

Refusal. Complete refusal. I use "AS" ... for now. I vote we derive an acceptable term for ourselves.

"Autistic"
"Autism"

Well, it seems accurate.

They're democratic; I'm Autistic.
They're capitalistic; I'm Autistic.
They're humanistic; I'm Autistic.
They're egocentric; I'm Autistic.
.... fair enough, I suppose.

Again, I vote that we come up with our own term, and not accept what NT's wish to call us.

hmmm... If = "Hans Asperger", then ... "H"

so;

"h-Autism"

"Hi, I'm hAutistic, a phenomenon of the spectum of Autism. You're a human primate. Get your personality and ego away from me, you filthy monkey. Some people call me an "aspie. Aren't I cute?"

ARRRGH!!

LOL ! !! !!
still

Asperger's was named after the doctor who discovered it and named it after him.

There are other conditions out there like Down's syndrome, Turner's syndrome, Tourette's syndrome, and they are all named after doctors who discovered it. Heck autism was called Kanner's syndrome for a while because Leo Kanner discovered it in 1943. Then for some reason, the name was removed and now it's called autism.

They taste a bit sh.. they don't taste very nice.

I like the term aspie.

Actually in an Aussie accent there's a lot more;

Asp (snakes)

than

Arse (bum)

in the word Aspie.

I've never been fond of the term myself, it does seem kind of cutesy. Aspergian, in contrast, seems kind of pretentious or contrived to me, and person with AS is just awkward. Perhaps I'm just picky, but I don't like any of the convenient labels for me.

I like it, it sounds gentle and I am gentle so it suits me.

Yes the word aspies sounds like a disease. I also don't like the word asspergers, it reminds me of something.

This is partly why I hesitate to tell ppl what my diagnosis is.