How is Aspergers pronounced? J or G?

[NoiseNoise]

I pronounce it like asper - j ers, but hear it pronounced as it is spelt, asper -g-ers. Which one is correct ?
MTIA.

[dementedpixie]

I say it with a hard G sound not a J sound.

[SconeRhymesWithGone]

Hard g.

www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/asperger-s-syndrome

[Hurr1cane]

It's always been pronounced with a J sound here by doctors.

Not ass- burgers

[PacificDogwood]

Hard G.

@ 'ass-burgers'

[LynetteScavo]

J here.

[prism]

There's no soft G in German (ask Angela Merkel), so unless Asperger's name is a loan word, which it almost certainly isn't, its definitely a hard G.

But there is a soft G in "German".

[ouryve]

Given that Mr Asperger's first name was Hans, I assume a hard G.

This has it pronounced both ways
dictionary.cambridge.org/pronunciation/british/asperger-s-syndrome

[ouryve]

The NAS give it a hard G
www.autism.org.uk/news-and-events/media-centre/how-to-talk-about-autism.aspx

[SconeRhymesWithGone]

I would argue with that Cambridge US pronunciation. I have never heard it pronounced with a soft g in the States.

[ByTheSea]

So this thread clears up the issue then...

[TheFirstOfHerName]

I think the most accurate pronunciation would be with a hard G, but even eponymous syndromes become Anglicised, so a soft G has also become acceptable.

[NoiseNoise]

Cripes, sorry, forgot about the thread

Ok, thanks all for replying

I've been using a soft g (J), but nobody said it was an incorrect pronunciation, or indeed a correct one. Thought it might be a regional/other country thing

Thanks again. Must admit, I prefer the soft g sound. I have Aspergers, so you'd think that I'd at least pronounce it correctly, wouldn't you?