do you feel better about yourself knowing you have as.

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YES 100%

Totally changed my life knowing, before it was like some dark shadow following me around.

Since knowing I can truly say I'm very happy because I can be and understand the real me

Yes, I do feel better knowing that I have AS. Now there is an explanation for my "oddities" that I know is not my fault.

I used to think that there was just something wrong with me, and that I must not be trying hard enough. Now I know there's a reason for the meltdowns and all the strange things I do. So, yes.

I feel better knowing. I wish I had known sometime before I was 16, but it's never too late. I make it a point to educate people once it's clear they've noticed the difference in me. I want to share it with the world and not keep it bottled up. I have the feeling most people with AS are like that. We are tired of the ignorance of AS and people just assuming we're psychotic or loony. It doesn't have to be that way.

I spent decades in therapy and the therapists took my money but had no clue what I had, so you can imagine my relief now. I had always thought that I would die without knowing what I had, that's how much of a mystery it was to me and my therapists.

I'm working on getting used to blame AS instead of myself for my constant failures in life.

At first, I thought that it was neat to have AS, and learn about how much of the world exacerbated me. I started to change my social routines to ease my anxiety. I stopped going to bars and going to friends houses if I would have to deal with multiple people. Come of late, my old allies have forgotten me and I've grown quite dispossessed and utterly lonesome. So, now, I am better, if not worse than before.

Absolutely YES! Before I got diagnosed with AS in 1996, my father always said I'm "just not trying". Not knowing I could NOT help my socially unacceptable behaviors, my family and peers @ school @ the time were almost constantly putting me down. But my father quickly got fed up with it, locked me away in the psychiatric hospital one Sunday in 1996, and then I was diagnosed with AS. Finally my family & I were greatly relieved to know the medical reason for my problems.

I am proud to have autistic ways. I would NEVER want to be cured of my AS! I am glad to know I qualify for government benefits here in the USA. That way I don't have to tolerate the stress of working full-time. I only worked ONE full-time job when I was 17 and couldn't handle it so I quit. I will NEVER work full-time again. I will work PART time, TEMP jobs when I want expensive things, but when I'm satisfied with everything I own and don't want anything expensive, I will NOT work at all. The only exception is mowing the lawn @ my parents' house - I do that every year for the whole mowing season and they pay me very good cuz they want me to keep coming back.

For 4 years I have believed I can only relate to other Aspies & the Deaf-Blind cuz these 2 groups are the only groups who believe me that I have a "disability". It really is a shame that no one else is willing to learn & understand my condition. But that's why I'm here on WP.

Yes, knowing that I have AS helps me take better care of myself, monitor my stress levels better, withdraw from social situations when I start feeling overwhelmed. All a part of self-discovery. Humbling too. I used to often take a strong position that the situation is 'x' while everyone else in the room sees the situation as 'y' so what's the problem? Now I remind myself that I'm wired fundamentally different from almost everyone but that doesn't make me right or wrong. Maybe I'm not seeing it clearly. So I am more open to other views. I get along better with others too. If only I had learned about Asperger's many years ago...

I can now pinpoint why I think differently from many people and why it is difficult have conversations with others. Knowing more about yourself should always be a better thing if you can handle it.

Yes i think it does. i always wondereed about being 'different; and then finally i knew why, so yeah, but at the same time No. if u get what i mean

I feel much better now I understand the reasons for my quirky ways, and as long as I manage my stress levels then I'm one happy little Aspie. I've had bouts of depression over the years but feel like that cloud has now lifted and I'm in control of my life fully.

Both my husband and I found out this year that we have AS, which is why we have always understood one another so well. What we had worked out through trial and error now makes perfect sense, and we know that we're definitely on the right track in our long term plans.

Once you find your groove, life is great. Finding that groove is all part of the adventure.

It depends on the situation. Someone in his/her 60's won't be helped, because s/he has already adapted over a lifetime anyway.

It helped me, because it got my family off of my back and clarified my problems at the age of 28. For kids it helps as it clarifies the situation for them and for parents as they will know how to properly deal with the problems.