Do you like being called an "aspie?"

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I don't consider myself an "aspie." What a stupid name. I have asperger's, but I'm a human being and I won't be labeled as anything, nor do I see why anyone else should. Anyway it's just too cute sounding. Who came up with that one? I mean really...if you start thinking of yourself as an "aspie" then what does that make you? That's right, an "aspie," god almighty how could you call youself that? Some misguided person is sure to name his daughter that one of these days. "Aspie Cameron" or some s**t. It'll be the next "Heather!" Or "Stacy." Or one of those popular names, wait and see.
I'll be amazed if before I die I don't hear of at least one girl named "Aspie." It's just too...cute.
Well that's just what I think about it.

It just sounds British to me like calling an eraser a rubber. Who knows where people come up with this stuff. The word Aspie also reminds me of a pet name or calling an Austrailian an Aussie. It could be worse. The label could be Bergie.

Autie is even worse.


But actually, I'd call my kid Aspie. Just to annoy you.


Calling the government the govvie, calling communists commies, it's the same thing, but I haven't heard of anyone called Commie yet.

I like the word "aspie". I'd rather say, "I'm an aspie", than, "I have Asperger's Syndrome". The former makes it sound like I'm part of a mysterious subculture, whereas the latter sounds like an illness.

Well put!


"Syndrome" is not a word for illness... some people call it Asperger's Disorder and I'm thankful most people call it a syndrome. But in this culture "syndrome" usually means something wrong.

The author Liane Holliday Willey came up with it. She's an aspie too.

I like Aspie, it takes some of the seriousness away and makes it all seem manageable and fun.

It's like quirky. Rather than Asperger's Syndrome or High Functioning Autism!

Wasn't British TV presenter, Michael Aspel, called Aspie?

Oh, and I'm an Aussie, too. "I'm an Australian person" just sounds too formal!

I don't mind being called anything anymore. I've been called every insult there is, why should I care if someone calls me aspie? I don't like the way the word sounds, but I don't like the way aspergers sounds either, but I don't get my panties in a twist if someone wants to call me something that I am!

I'm all for having cute nicknames, so of course I like being called an aspie.

"aspie" is an euphemism. by calling asperger's syndrome something "cute" people have a much easier time dealing with it

I don't mind being called "aspie" at all. It sounds so much less clinical than "Asperger's Syndrome"

A syndrome is not quite the same as a disease or disorder. Incidentally, I don't like "disorder" because it implies that I am somehow deficient. Anyway. The way I heard is that a "syndrome" is essentially the result of something -- eg AIDS is the result of HIV, or Down's Syndrome is the result of having an extra chromosome. In that way, it is different to a disease.

Exactly.

I quite like it. It's an improvement on 'unspecified weirdo'.

I'm fine with it. I've had more offensive and less accurate labels before.

The fact is that if you are going to generalize about people with Asperger's Syndrome as a group, then "people with Asperger's syndrome" is a bit long and unwieldy for everyday use. And the generalization is valid; aspies, while all different, do have some things in common that neurotypical people do not, such as problems with social interaction.

I admit is is a bit 'cute', but do you have a short term for people with Asperger's syndrome that is short, and not offensive or cute? And people usually don't name their children after words they don't know the meaning of.

Most NTs associate the word "syndrome" with the phrase "some kind of ret*d", because they are ignorent.. Being thought of that way bothers me a lot so "aspie" isnt that bad at all.

I don't mind it at all.
Some people whine that we shoudln't be called "aspie" as it isn't in the dictionary. Well, AS isn't in the dictionary either. Hell, you're lucky if you get a 10-word definition for "autism".

This is one of those words that I hate and can't bring myself to type. If I were to ever hear the word said out loud in real life I would probably punch the person who said it as it inexplicably infuriates me. So no, I do not like being called this.