Aspies, are you proud?

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I think AS is both a blessing and a curse, I consider it a disability, but also a gift.
And although I am mostly proud of it, I sometimes hate some things about it. I wish I could manage it
Sometimes it really goes on my nerves and I feel so sad about being born like that, but I can't be other way and can't imagine myself being any other way than Aspie, so yes, I am really proud to be an Aspie.

I'm proud of my Asperger's.

This thread is proof that they shouldn't "cure" Aspergers.

I'm a proud Aspie. Yes, it can be kind of hard, but it's apart of you. You should embrace it. Think of all the non-aspie teens that you see at school or where ever. We have something they don't and it makes us unique. Why not be proud? Say you aced a test or made the team. You'd be proud right? So why not be as proud of your autism as you are about your intelligence or talent or whatever? Those traits make up who you are. Be proud of who you are. (This is kind of ironic. I have the lowest self-esteem in the universe. )

I'm indifferent about it. I'm not proud of it, but, nor vise-versa. I actually just came to terms that I'm disagnosed with it and I may have it. Though, that doesn't mean anything to me at all. AS does not make me who I am that's for sure. I am just me. Just like everybody else. AS doens't define me the least bit. I've overcome my problems and yes, I still have much to learn about the world but everybody does.

I cannot see myself as being "normal" so yes i am proud.

I'm proud to be different.

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While indifferent about having Aspergers and I could not imagine what life as an NT would be like without having experienced it and therefore don't think that I can decide if I would rather be an Aspie or not. However, I do mostly like being an Aspie, though there are times I hate it but those tend to be short lived.

People say I'm too proud (to the extent I would only date NT guys)

Why would I be proud of something that is not particularly positive? Not that I'm saying it's negative, but as I understand it, people are proud of things like achievements and talents, not disorders or unusual states of mind.

[quote="Keith"]What age is "adolescent" supposed to imply?[/quote]

Teenage years really thats what it implies like its a place for 13 to 19 year olds or whoever really!

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