I don't like "aspies"

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I voted for "something else" because I think that's specifically what we should be called - Something Else. Mind you, I wouldn't mind Asparagus either, that projects a nice, healthy image.

See, it's all about context. I know you are referring to the famous ski town of Aspen, CO. But I seriously doubt many of us non-US aspies (there, I said it) would sweat over such a connection. It just doesn't happen.

I'm not too fond of "aspergian", however. Reminds me too much of asparagus. "Hi, I'm Ebi and I'm an asparagus" ....

Aspergers sounds like asparagus, too.
When i was giving my introduction speach in my speach class my teacher thought i said i had asparagus. he was very confused

I noticed that you give your location as "down there". Are we talking about the REAL "deep south" here?

I find it interesting the ideal to self associate with others of similar diagnostic traits in ones identity. It does seem like a fan club, yet much more mentally invested in conscious intents.

Is it good or bad? How could it be articulated in social evolutionary terms? Could it be seen as an attempt though causal of the categorical diagnosticisms originally as a form of adaptation collectively?

That is just the kind of thing I hate. It tends to make me freeze, and then I don't know what to say to respond. I, for one, would never write a report in school and tell people I had Asperger's, because I wouldn't know how to deal with the odd looks I'd get from some classmates and maybe the teachers. With myself being embarrassed to begin with, and then the teacher misread my wording as asparagus, I'd have a serious problem and then I'd dwell on it for a very long time afterwards. Not good.

- Ray M -

Something just came to mind while reading these posts. Lots of things come into my mind all the time, and this is just one of them ...

Aspie is to aspergers as schizo is to schizophrenia.

I wonder if schizophrenics would like to call themselves schizo?

Schizo has a negative connotation in modern society, and I imagine we'd start changing our minds on how we feel about aspie if kids at school started calling us aspies as they like to call us ret*ds, using aspie in the exact same context as ret*d.

It surely is about context.

- Ray M -

Um, no... I actually write from Central America. 2 hours from the US by plane.

Whether or not you consider that "deep south" is entirely up to you.

I just say "aspie" since I like the word; I used to say "auttie", but I don't use it as much as when I heard the word "aspie". Either way, we're still people with Asperger's Syndrome.

That sounds pretty deep south to me

It was a mandatory thing to say why we were taking speach and to introduce ourselves... I met other kids with aspergers by doing this

Hi, all. All the suggestions are nice.

Now for the off-topic - "Deep south" to my mind is NOT ON EARTH ((well, not earth, the planet - it's either in our minds or somewhere else)). This has held true since the film with "Your mother takes care of the above, I take care of down here, why don't you take care of the middle" Not an exact quote but I think it's close enough for anyone that's seen that film (can't remember what it's called) : "I'm from the south - the deep south£

I like Aspie. It's like a cute nickname and moves away from the 'syndrome' thing as others have said. I also don't like saying 'asperger sufferer' because I don't think I'm suffering from anything I'm just aspie.

So.

My vote is for Aspie.

And I'm British. So. Aspie means nothing to me but AS

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I think Aeturnus has a good point though, about "Aspie" being a slang term that could take on a negative semantic aspect over time.

Personally I'm not a big fan of the idea of having a name that's OK for us to use, but an insult coming from anyone else. On the other hand, I'm not a big fan of obsessively PC terms for anyone or anything, so...umm...sorry people, I'm not exactly full of solutions right now...

It dosn't have to be used just by us. I never cared when non-aspies called me aspie

I don't like Aspie. It sounds diminutive and perhaps slightly pejorative.
The diminutive "ie" suffix is annoying.

"Person with Asperger's Syndrome" is probably the best name currently available.

"Autistic psychopath" (the term first used by Hans Asperger) certainly has negative connotations.

Why not "Superior Humans"?