Why? Are you claiming that using "aspies" is an "a" word?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome
"People identifying with Asperger syndrome may refer to themselves in casual conversation as aspies (a term first used in print by Liane Holliday Willey in 1999)."
About Liane:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/liane-holliday-willey...