Coming up with a new word for "aspergers"

Post Reply New Topic

Aspergers or "aspie" are horrible words, its a petty the guy who officially coined (or whatever the word is) the mental condition happened to be named Asperger. I was actually diagnosed with high functioning autism so I can just say I have autism and it wont be incorrect but I feel like thats kinda misleading and unfair to people who have more severe autism. I can speak, I can pass for normal temporarily and can function in society so I can't relate at all to the kinda things full on autistic people must have to deal with. I think we should come up with a nickname that people with high functioning autism can use to refer to themselves (and each other). One that doesn't sound like "aspie". For instance, some kinda acronym that is easy to say, doesn't hurt the ears and doesn't trigger negative emotions in neurotypicals when they hear you label yourself with it.

Can we come with a new word for empathy so people stop equating autistics and psychopaths?

A less scientific but sort-of-well-known term that I prefer is "highly sensitive person." It sort of sounds arrogant though if it's assumed sensitivity is a "good" thing and also doesn't cover some aspects of Asperger's. I trace all my differences back to extreme sensitivity though.

The name Asperger's doesn't bother me at all. "Aspie" does because I have a very low threshold for cheesy-ness, and that phrase crosses it a half dozen times. The minute that they kill that title with fire, I will be a much happier person.

Well, the name came from the guy who discovered it: Hans Asperger. I'm not personally offended by it, I even consider buying a T-shirt with the text "I have Aspergers. What's your excuse?". So I don't mind.

But you will be happy that the next version of the DSM (DSM-V; the manual with all diagnoses) doesn't have the term Aspergers in it anymore. From then on, Asperger will be called Autism Spectrum Disorder (and then Level 1-3 for severity).

DSM5.org (click the link for more info)

Like you, I am not offended by the term Asperger's either. And personally, I like the term Aspie. It's all a matter of opinion. What one person might not like, someone else might like. That's why I often refer to myself as an Aspie.

Gedrene. That's a good name.

Short, snappy, not easily confused for anything except the Serbian name for Adrianople (which by the way is Jedrene).
It also has no connotations and spits in the eye of anyone who says 'you shut be quiet and take your ritalin'.

That's why I made the title Gedrene. I wanted to be like the Gedrene equivalent of Irishman or Frenchman if you know what I mean when I chose this title. Near anonymous.

The meaning if you must know is: controversial, which I think sums our position in the world quite nicely.


And by the way screw the DSM-V it has generalization written all over it up the ass.

^^ What he and glider18 said.

I'm beginning to think that the condition exhibiting a dislike of the words "Asperger", "Asperger's" or "Aspie", and that of having issues with the pronunciation of any of these almost warrants its own unique name.

we could call that ainelbarbekew syndrome

dont care much one way or another.idiot savant is fine with me.i also agree next year will just make it simpler

Borderline Neurotypical?

Social communication disorder but this time it be off the spectrum and I suspect they may have some ASD traits.

The Autistic Formerly Known As Aspie.

using the internet anagram server, i took "asperger" and came up with "rare pegs." like square pegs but with the cachet of rarity.

I think rare peg should be a collective noun or something.

A rare peg of Gedrenes

ofttimes i feel more like a rear peg.