Do you prefer the term Autism or Aspergers

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Autism for sure (I am self diagnosed asperger) as I do not appreciate the distinction, HFA is enough for the DSM (and I was happy with the change, hopefully the ICD follows suit).

Autism because that is what I technically have. I had a severe speech & language delay when I was younger- so therefore i could not be classified as having Aspergers. I am a stickler for being specific about things- I'm not into generalizations so i call myself Autistic. I am not disrespectful of those who call themselves Aspie but that's not what I am so that's not how I refer to myself.

Just one point: for those who are saying "aspergers" because "autism" sounds too severe, the first non-family member I told I had "aspergers" completely crushed me when he said "But you look so normal! You must be very high functioning."

Yes, because I spend all my time trying to look normal! Anyway, my point is, you can't win. This guy was even in the medical field. And so was my best friend, who was even more ignorant when I told her. "But that's a childhood disease!" Argh. She's an OB-GYN.

I prefer Aspergers since I am located on the high functioning end of it and aside from that have a rather mild case overall so wouldn't as well into Autism. It's still a point on the spectrum that can be referenced, but between the two I feel it fits me better

Either is fine. AS is a form of autism and everyone calls it autism. I use either term.

I have no problem calling myself an Aspie, Autistic or "Aspie-Autistic" . I use Aspie-Autistic1957 for Youtube. 1957 is the year I was born and I view Aspie-Autistic as most accurate for me. I started here with ASPartOfMe because "Aspergers" was the verbal diagnosis given to me. 3 months later in my diagnostic report I was diagnosed with "Aspergers" in the DSM IV and "Autism Spectrum Disorder" sans level in the DSM 5. I would like to change my user name to better reflect my diagnosis but I can't do this without creating a whole new account.

The whole high level or mild labels might be problematic for me as I was diagnosed with moderate to severe Aspergers. Where that puts me on the broader Autism Spectrum I don't know.

I use both to describe myself--even though, technically, I cannot be Aspergian because I had a severe speech delay.

My overall presentation, since I acquired speech at age 5 1/2, is rather similar to the DSM IV's Asperger's.

Gillberg's criteria seem even more stringent than the DSM IV's. Was his criteria influential in the ICD-9 conception of Asperger's?

There's one thing I don't really do--though I may do it to a mild extent: I don't really impose my routines upon myself or on others.

I think of myself as autistic.
I tell people I have Asperger's even though my official diagnosis is ASD because I was diagnosed after the DSM-V came out.
I refer to other people as Aspies because there is no good equivalent for 'people with ASD.'

Autism.
I never had a formal diagnosis but a doctor told me he thought I was autistic but didn't know if it was aspergers or autism.
I think I spoke on time but didn't express myself clearly and was a very quiet child with selective mutism.
I still have expressive language problems and poor vocabulary.
People thought I was stupid until they found out in high school that I had a high IQ and did very well with raven's matrixes.
I identify more with auties and autism has meaning for me. Asperger is just a man's name.
I actually identified with autistic people even before I knew I was autistic or knew what the diagnostic criteria were.

I use the term Asperger's, but a lot of times I have to explain by saying it's on the autism spectrum. I just recently found out from my therapist that I have Asperger's (yes I know they're not using that term officially anymore), even though I've suspected it for several years. Unfortunately sometimes I have to explain because it's very hard to fake being NT for a long period of time. If I'm faking NT I don't talk a lot, but when I start talking and get relaxed with someone, my Asperger's comes out very hard.