wow, I am hf autistic, dxed when I was around 6, I am 25 now, and have been around and posted on many aspergers and autism message boards, for many years, know many people with aspergers and autism, and never seen a person offended by using "aspie" or "autie". This is sort of shocking to me because I use aspie and autie all the time and never gave it much thought, and never knew it could be offensive to people. I will try not to use it around here if it offends people, and sorry if I already have used it