Starting to resent the label "Aspie?"

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The word aspie is patronising.

I don't think so. If I didn't know what it meant I would think it was something soft and cuddly. I am just afraid that as soon as the NT's hear it it will be an insult. We have to try to keep it from them.

I think it depends on your language.

Anyway....I don't like Aspie, it's diminutive. I imagine it came from some mother somewhere..."oh you're my little Aspie" which makes me think of it as an NT term.
As an adult I find it hard to use, I either use AS or Asperger's.

I personally liek the name Aspie. I also like the term Aspergian.

I don't really like it to be honest, doesn't sit right with me for some reason. Asperger's or AS is OK with me.

I fear that, if you are watching Star Trek, someone may come and say "mind your Ps and Qs"

I perfer the term aspergian! Aspie sound dumber than GWB.

I don't in theory mind the word aspie, but in practice it often bothers me because of problems with universality. "Aspie" doesn't refer to all kinds of autistic people, yet all kinds of autistic people, in casual conversation, will get called "aspies," therefore sort of erasing the presence of those of us who aren't classified under Asperger's and convincing casual observers that all auties online fall officially under the aspie classification. Which is why I tend to use autie instead, it's a broader term that includes but is not limited to those who are described officially as aspies. (Plus I differentiate less between the categories than most people do.)

It's only a word...
It's easier that typing out 'people with Aspergers' all the time.

Asperger's Syndrome n. a developmental disorder characterized by social and emotional deficiencies, but accompanied by above average verbal skills and cognitive ability.

*hugs his dictionary and tells it that the bad man was wrong*

Aspie WAS invented by some mother somewhere.

Or you can try this one:

Got Plutonium??

You know, this discussion sounds a lot like the debates some Star Trek fans have over the terms "Trekkie" vs "Trekker/Trekkor"...

I know in some professions (ex. psychologist, SLP, etc.) it is not considered PC to say an "autistic person" or anything like that- you have to say "person with autism"- it's this whole "people first" thing- you're supposed to put the person first. Ex. "person with a hearing impairment" rather than "hearing impaired person". It's supposed to emphasize that the person has a condition, but they are not defined by that condition.

Yeah, I never got the problem people have with "Trekkie". I'd refer to myself either way and not be bothered.

I'm Aspergian; I practically think of it as my nationality now (crazy as that may sound).