what is a aspie?....

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many people wid AS call them selfs aspies iv never know why though we just people we dont need make som name 4 our selfs any 1 hav any comments on this?

pplz hav a thang for cred, y'no?

I call mysef Berserker, not aspie.

I prefer alei, which is close but not at all the same thing.

I dont go around calling myself blue-eyes either though.

Because "Aspie" beats the heck out of "Ass-Burger."

So... the question isn't what is an aspie, but why do we use the word aspie to describe us? Or... if I understand the question, why use any word at all to differentiate us from the rest of the population. You said something like "Why do we need a differentiating name? We "just" people."

I'll attempt an answer. Yes, they are people. I don't know that they are "just" people, but people they certainly are. However, they have a social condition, which you probably know a few things about since you're here. People with AS may hardly be debilitated at all; some might be moderately debilitated; and some may be very debilitated. The same goes with people who are quadriplegic. Some may be hardly debilitated (in theory), some may be moderately debilitated, and some may be very debilitated. Does it not make sense for them to have a special name (quadriplegic) for them?

We have that name (Aspergian, aspie, sufferer of AS, etc.) because it identifies an abnormality or problem they, as a group, have. they're people, but they're different from the rest, and that name is an indicator of how they are different.

I'd like to know why people use Asperger's as a cloak to hide from the terrifying word "autism". Any additional shortened term of AS (high-functioning autism) is just an additional layer of hiding to me. The only way to kill the general publics fear of autistics is to educate them, not hide. I don't like acronyms either for the same reason. Don't mind me, these are just my grumpy holiday thoughts.