Does your autism help you in any way

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Somehow I can see really simple solutions to problems that no one else can work out.
I have no idea if autism is responsible for this, however.

I like the detachment and critical thinking that comes with it for me.

I don't think so.
Although some people say that I'm talented at art, I think it may or may not be linked with autism.
Moreover, I don't think that my art is that good anyway.

It's complicated in truth.
Because I somehow treated autism like an 'internal system' of sorts than a list of coulds and couldn'ts, or even just a dry cut of strengths and weaknesses.

I can be your typical aspie with focus, rationality, detachment, with a talent for certain subjects, etc. But I'm also the kind of autistic who isn't -- and have that 'opposing' side of lists of traits as an advantage.
But I do know which are blessings and which are curses, and which of those blessings and curses actually helped me or not.


I could always enumerate the blessings and advantages that autism granted me, but how much of those blessings had brought any good results?
How and which of those blessings that I'm truly proud of and appreciate regardless the result?

Because some of them aren't used for daily basis, some advantages aren't always present all the time, and some are just very useful in certain situations which isn't all the time.


But I do know this; I'm free in a way that allistics could never be -- and that kind of freedom helped me in so many aspects in life.

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Yes. It helps me with day trading. We autistic people tend to have "special interest" obsessions which become objects of of our hyper focus. By making stocks and options my special interest I can research them thoroughly and make a profit trading them.

My spatial awareness is good, I can sometimes see how objects will fit together or pass obstacles without thinking about it, so it's been helpful for moving furniture and loading vans and other spaces.

Good memory, especially for what I read
Empathy for others who are struggling with difficulties
Love of animals and pets
Passionate about things that interest me and my passion leads me to try new things. Even though I don't consider myself an athlete, my interest in tennis led me to take tennis lessons. I know the players and the scoring because I watched tennis for ten years before signing up for lessons myself.

I have none of the Aspie stereotyped skills/talents/strengths ect. Aspergers is nothing good for me.

I know not to emotionally or spiritually hurt others, because I know how it feels to be hurt in that way by my own parents.

In general, autism does nothing but affect me negatively. It has done throughout my whole life, especially unknowingly as a child. I'm 23 with not a single friend, I have constant anxiety because I can never tell if I've offended someone or if I'm to blame for some negative situation. I can hardly ever tell if someone is joking or not. Social skills have never been something I've had, and the co-morbid OCD is just a killer.

The only thing I have that may help in rare situations, is a near savant-like ability to remember every other place I've seen a person upon seeing them again. It's actually more of a hindrance than a positive, as it makes watching TV a pain as my brain constantly pings back to every other place I've seen the person on the screen before.