Aspie? yes or no?

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Do yuo like the term aspie? I do. why or why not?

Yes, or at least I don't particularly dislike it. I feel it's a pretty innoucous word.

I like it...say 60 %... the bad is that it sounds too much patronizing to me, like we are poor helpless kids you have to take care of

It's certainly catchy, of course, the first time i heard it i kept on thinking of snakes.

Yeah, I reckon it's good. It sounds fine, slightly patronising but it is more friendly than just "people with AS" So yes, I like it.

Voted yes not really that bothered, it's only another name for Asperger's Sydrome.

No, i find the term demeaning.
Don't really like labels of any sort.
'Aspie' also sounds ( to me anyway) as if it is something 'cute', which is not really my perception of the condition.
Patronising for sure.

edit: it's not just another name for Asperger's Syndrome. In the same way people with epilespy, say, are not epileptics. I think there is a big difference.

I neither like nor dislike the word. It's just a word.

It has a nice tune to it.

I've used it a lot here. I like it. Yeah, it IS a cute name, but what is wrong with that?

BTW Frankly, outside of some meltdowns that have been described here, and the fact that others don't care about sensitivity, and expect a certain way of handling non verbal communication, it seems like AS is pretty positive over all. I think a cute name fits.

I don't really have a problem with meltdowns. Still, if what I have are meltdowns, it would be nice if THOSE could be cured. I wish nobody had trouble with them.

Steve

I think it's fun to type.

well in writing professional type papes. I do A.S.

Because it is demeaning and patronising.

I'm not denying that there are positive things about AS.
Just that there is a difference between being a person with AS and being an 'Aspie'.

I like 'Aspergian' best (though I usually just go with 'AS'); but the term 'Aspie' doesn't bother me.

I don't like it, but I use it sometimes because it is shorter than "Person with Asperger Syndrome".

At first I didn't like it, because it reminded me of Cleopatra and her Asps, but now I am used to it.