Knowing about Asperger's Damaging or Helpful?

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I do not see having aspergers as a weakness or that it makes me different. I have mild aspergers and though it has been a problem I have come across every challange. I am no different because of it then anyone who does not have it. There is many strengths I have from having aspergers and I see that having it can be helpful in some ways. Looking at aspergers as a weakness gets you no where and is untrue. I only every tell my teachers and close friends I have it so I can never use it as an excuse if I do something stupid. It's my fault I do something stupid if I have aspergers or don't. I have lot's of friends as well have no longer have trouble making friends. I am sorry that so many people look at it in a negative light. It is not a weakness. Like anything else aspergers does have a downside but again it can be used for postive things. I also have ADHD and that is the thing that causes problems as I get distracted. Anyways before I ramble on to much I just want to say that aspergers should not be viewed as a weakness. I mean yes it can have negative things that come from having it but the postive should always outweigh the negative. Again you are no different from anyone else and should never veiw yourself as different then other people because you have aspergers. I do understand it can be a problem but you can't just blame aspergers for your problems. Anyways I am rambling and I hope you get what I am trying to say

I going through some of the same feelings, because I haven't been diagnosed yet. I have testing in October, but I'm not sure if I really want to know, despite the fact that I'm pretty sure I have it. I'm afraid of it being on my record, and I'm of afraid of how those I know will react. I'm also afraid that I'll think that my behavior is set in stone, when I want to change some of it (despite the huge difficulty).

Since there isn't a drug for it, or any effects apart from the obvious symptoms, finding out didn't really do much for or against me. By the age I was diagnosed I knew who I was.

There is no comparison. It is much better to understand why you interact with people the way you do and why they respond the way they do than to be baffled and confused.

Helpful. It crystallizes what problems I have, and how I can work on it. In addition, if more people understood my problem, then I'd be having a more better place in the world, to some degree.

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