For aspies... "aspergers" or "autism"

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Just for aspies to answer... When you talk about your asd, do you usually say "aspergers" or just call it "autism"?

I say I am autistic.

I use both, but I use "autis[m|tic]" more with people who seem likely to consider Asperger's to be a self-diagnosed excuse for being a jerk.

I've had people react to "Asperger's" with "people take online tests and say they have it just so they can be as*holes," but I've never had that reaction when I call it "autism."

I think "autis[m|tic]" is a safer bet if one wants to avoid getting side-tracked into having to defend one's neurology. Many people seem to reject the statement "I have Asperger's" in a way they would not reject a statement like "I have diabetes/dyslexia/no feet/hypertension/etc."

Autism.
Most people have never heard of Aspergers,
or they have and like to giggle at it sounding like "Assburgers",
and as of the next edition of the DSM, Aspergers will no longer be a diagnosis distinct from HFA, anyway.

I prefer to say aspie. It just sounds better.

protip: you don't need a 'results' option, there is already a results link.

Asperger's.

I don't really talk about it to anyone very often, but when I do, I say "Asperger's" (to my parents.)
Nobody my age really knows, except for a couple of friends. I mean, I'm sure some others know by means of hearing it from the friends I told or they just... know... somehow... but I talk about "being autistic" to those couple of friends. Not very often, mind you.

I don't mention it unless other people mention it first, but I don't like the word "Asperger's" because people say "ass burgers" and is an ideal term for someone to make fun of.

It's also not descriptive. The word "autism" is descriptive. I prefer the words "autism" and "autistic" rather than "asperger's" and "aspie"

"Asperger's," but I'm starting to think "autistic" might be a better idea.

Some people I've mentioned it to think "AS" is a bunch of "BS."

Either or.

I use "Asperger's" when talking to someone familiar with autism. When talking to someone unfamiliar with it, I say "autism" because it's more well known.

I don't use the terms with people I don't well know that often, unless their is a reason to share that I have it. (If I am having a meltdown and need to explain quickly or something)

I use 'autistic' if I have to say something and 'Asperger' if someone is interested. There is no fear to say it in my language but autism/autistic still tells more about it for people, though I have to explain the difference from Rainman.

I'm a non-"aspie" autistic person (so I gave the last answer to the poll). And I use autism for practically any variant (autism, AS, PDDNOS, CDD, HFA, LFA, whatever) that people can come up with. I do sometimes use the term AS but generally only when forced to. I think there are very important differences between autistic people but they have not been named yet, and the existing names are mostly pretty useless.

I use Asperger's because it sounds better and doesn't make people compare me with Rain Man.

I've never really needed to tell people that I have AS, but in front of family or other people who already know about it, I use "Asperger's". If I was to tell any NT friends or acquaintances who didn't yet know, I'd probably either say "Asperger's" or "on the autistic spectrum".