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do you like/dislike the word "aspie"?

I dislike it, it sounds like an exclusive club name, I don't like it aesthetically.

I dislike it more and more, and I try not to use it, but sometimes, it slips out.

I'm a little iffy on it. Calling someone an "aspie" is quite a lot easier than calling someone a "person with Asperger syndrome". I like it for that reason, but it seems like... it seems like... I'm having trouble explaining it, but it seems to me sort of like "gay pride". Don't get me wrong, I have nothing wrong with gay people. My brother is gay and I love the kid. But I'm on the side where the whole "gay pride" thing is a bit obnoxious, where they're too "loud" about it. Not that it shouldn't be out there, but that they're "shoving it in your face". Ugh, so much trouble explaining it properly, without seeming like a gay-basher, which I'm not. My brother and other gay friends of mine feel the same way as I do.

It's like: "If you want to be accepted and treated the same way as heterosexual people, why not act the same way as them? Not in the sense that 'flaming is wrong' or something, but we don't have a Straight Pride parade." type thing.

I understand being happy with who you are, trust me. But the word "aspie" just gives me that same feeling.



And again, I apologize for that awful explanation of what I'm thinking lol

I like it. It sounds more natural than "an Asperger's person". I don't want to say "person with Asperger's" at all because it carries that horrible implication that Asperger's is something that is separate from the identity of an individual and can thus be taken away (or "cured").

I say autistic, even autie is preferable.

I voted that I like it. Reason being is that "Aspergers" sounds a little to close to "ass-burgers." Which I don't think is that funny.

I say that, too. The only problem with that is sometimes it may not be specific enough. There are some AS people who do not see themselves as having a form of autism, so I have to refrain from referring to them as autistic.

I like Aspergian (as-purj-e-an) better but have no problem with aspie

"I'm an aspie" sounds a lot better than "I have ass burgers."

I like your avatar; that was one of my favorite Google days. Bunsen!

But I digress... what an Aspie thing for me to do.
I use the word sometimes, but I only like that spelling. "Aspi" and "Aspy" are the other spellings I have taken no liking to.

So, I'm neutral, and consequently can't vote on the poll.

Can't remember... does John Elder Robison pronounce it with a hard G or soft G?

he uses a hard G, which is the proper pronounciation since it's a German surname.

Plural form of "Aspie" - Aspies sounds funny in Hungarian, meaning "aspic", the jelly. I don't like it. I understand there is a difference between Aspie and autie, but I'd rather say I'm autistic, if I have to. Or use only the singular form, and I'm happy.

It doesn't bother me. I've been called things that are a lot worse.

I don't mind it when other people use it, but I don't generally use it myself. I don't usually use the terms 'NT' and 'neurotypical' either; I tend to use the words 'autistic' and 'non-autistic' (as adjectives, not nouns). But I'm not really picky about the terms other people use.

How about an option "I don't really care".

I tend towards describing myself as just autistic. Adding the Asperger's label just throws another layer of complexity into the picture. It's hard enough to get people to grasp what I'm talking about without having to jump through that hoop as well.