Aspergers is generally not diagnosed as a thing in itself anymore.
Even when it was, it was a kind of 'special subset' of Autism.
Autism is becoming the umbrella diagnosis (or often Autism Spectrum Disorder or Autism Spectrum Condition)
In general, for people who do not conform to the 'predominant neurotype' (PNT) can be described as Neurodiverse - and those diversities can be as wide ranging as any physical diversities you care to imagine (height/weight/skin tone/ etc etc)
There is an ongoing debate as to labels and exactly how much help or damage they bring.
For some, there is comfort in being identified into a small grouping of people whose diversities a more closely aligned with their own. For others, it feels like just another stereotype that one doesn't quite fit in to.
Personally I like the term Autism. Or, for people not engaged in the type of thinking outlined above, I sometimes say "my brain doesn't quite work in the same way that yours does - that's all" and leave the nuance and questions to them.
I tend to use that phrase with people who already know my diagnosis but I just don't want to get into discussing it - for example, the kind of statements where "why would that be a problem?" or "how can it be an issue just to pop in to a shop on your way home?", and generally they say "oh, right, got it... don't worry" or provide some practical suggestion.
I don't think I have used that phrase with a complete stranger before - much as I would like to. But if was really on the spot, and not wanting to blurt out a diagnosis in order to excuse myself from the situation... maybe I might try it...?
I tend to use that phrase with people who already know my diagnosis but I just don't want to get into discussing it - for example, the kind of statements where "why would that be a problem?" or "how can it be an issue just to pop in to a shop on your way home?", and generally they say "oh, right, got it... don't worry" or provide some practical suggestion.
I don't think I have used that phrase with a complete stranger before - much as I would like to. But if was really on the spot, and not wanting to blurt out a diagnosis in order to excuse myself from the situation... maybe I might try it...?
