Do you like the word/term "Aspie"

Post Reply New Topic

I prefer to use ASD, or when talking to people who won't know what that means, 'autism spectrum disorder'.
It is very inclusive, not derogatory, and generally seems to stop people from falling for any of the asinine stereotypes that we are all too familiar with. Unless of course they don't know what a spectrum is...
Maz

This^

What about discussing your ass penis?

Back to the juvenile jokes my friends and I were making about this word (unfortunately we're all legally adults), "having your aspieness measured" is what we called the ASD assessment. Embracing your aspieness can improve your health and overall well-being. If you're also asexual, your aspieness may even be deeply intertwined with your a-ness.

I used to not like the term, but now I do. I am proud to call myself an Aspie.

All I see in the two links is arguments against functioning labels which I said in my post I really don't have a problem with. My problem with you is this statement " because y'all 'Aspies' seem to wish to avoid being thought of as people like myself, you know, 'autistic' types." Not some of you, not a few of you, "y all" and that is a "malicious, false, and defamatory statement" What you are doing to us is similar to what you accuse "y'all" of doing.

For the record I identify as Autistic, Aspie or Aspie-Autistic. A far as functioning labels I was diagnosed as "moderately severe" Aspergers in the DSM IV and ASD sans level in the DSM 5.

I try and use wording based on the thread. If it an Aspie thread use that. Autistic I use that. If I am not sure I try and use autistic, ASD, or on the spectrum. If you are falsely assumed to be an "Aspie" please correct the falsehood

Maybe before your time but Italian-Americans did raise a ruckus because of the stereotypes in the Godfather movies. Whether it's functioning, heritage, sexuality, or gender a person should be able to identify as they please and have a right to b***h when the group they identify with is falsely accused.

I am sure for the gay people it would have been convenient to drop the "silly" label when the AIDS crisis hit and the mortality was high and people would walk on the other side of the street if they thought you were gay. But to thier credit they did not and now it is paying off.

I don't care too much honestly as I avoid talking about it in general IRL and don't volunteer that information about myself to others unless I have to, I don't really identify as it but it what it is and my diagnosis says Asperger's Syndrome. I identify as person, myself. If I'm speaking at all about it for whatever reason, I'd probably just something vague like 'the spectrum' as it would be someone in the know about it anyways.

I don't especially like the term Aspie. It doesn't bother me if others use it, but I do not want to be called an Aspie.

I do get tired of seeing people here talk as if everyone who posts here has Asperger's.

i don't care what i'm called, as long as it's not 'tard', or 'handicapped'. because i'm absolutely not.

not that i would tell others anyway that i am an aspie...my teachers only know because it's on my IEP, i guess.

not in english obviously, nor in most European or other languages. some languages don't distinguish between voiced and unvoiced plosives (or, stops), where 'bit' and 'pit' would sound the same to their ears.

such languages on the other hand, sometimes use aspiration to distinguish phonemes, where aspirated and unaspirated phonemes would sound the same to our ears (don't change in meaning) ! so assburger and asperger would indeed sound the same to them, maybe...

...Yes ! !! !! !! !! !!

Wow, and those are the same reasons I absolutely hate the term.

First, let me say, I'm not attacking you with what I'm about to say, this is just my opinion.

Like you said, it's 'cute'. Well, the condition certainly isn't 'cute', it shouldn't be viewed or treated as 'cute', and doing so only downplays the very real issues behind it.

It's too childlike of a term, it's begging to not be taken seriously, and by extension, it calls for us as a group to also not be taken seriously. It doesn't help the fact that most of society views AS as a 'child only illness' (though the idea that it's not is definitely getting out, even though not in a good way), and those who don't really know one way or the other come here, to this site and see the hand drawn logo that looks like it was done by children (no offense to the artist), which gives them a colored perspective on the whole thing.
Everything about AS has been downplayed and made into this 'cute' thing and nothing about the term 'Aspie' reflects the actuality of the condition. Pretty soon (if not already), people's first reaction to hearing that an adult has AS will either be laughter, or an unnerved response where they say rather awkwardly "I gotta go, see you later" (because of the media's bullcrap relating AS with violent behavior).

I'm yet to use it in a real life situation or talk to someone who uses it. :/

I don't like it. It sounds like a name for a pet snake.

Could be that-the nickname of Cleopatra's snake.

But what comes to my mind is "a person from Aspen Colorado".

Nothing wrong with the latter. Fact it's kinda glamorous.