What is so good about aspergers?

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Theres alot of people who seem to support and are happy that they have aspergers, what is the good thing about it? I have it and i cant list any good things about it.

It's possible some of the happy ones aren't very disabled by it.

It's possible some others are just self-deluded.

The others that do have a significant disability and are happy are invited by both of to share their secrets below...

I'm not exactly happy for having it, but I think it adds oh so much needed diversity to society.

I've come to the conclusion (based on no clinical or psychological experience) that the 'autistic traits' that are so highly prised ie attention to detail and single-mindedness are present in some neurotypicals to the same degree and intensity as autistics.

They enjoy the benefits without what are for me, overwhelming deficits :(

It rhymes with hamburger?

I'm meh about it. Maybe because I am not that badly effected by it and I have gotten better over the years. As a child I would have hated having it because of other kids and I did hate having it then. Now there is nothing right now to make me be depressed about having it unless I want to blame my problems on it I face forgetting the fact even NTs face problems too and they also have misunderstandings and don't always understand people and they also lack TOM and social and emotional reciprocity or have troubles relating. I learned to not be so negative so I feel normal now knowing everyone does this or that or has that issue too.

Temple Grandin made Time Magazine's 2010 list of the 100 most influential people in the world--while you could argue that she has HFA, that distinction will disappear in a few years, as it is merged with Asperger's.

As far as I'm concerned, nothing - it seems to mean that people don't generally like me and I have no money.

It's very difficult. For me the hardest part is not knowing how to be around people and how to connect to them, though I am lucky enough to have a few friends. It's hard for me to have a job, because it involves putting yourself out to deal with other people (though I also have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, which is more disabling in that regard).

The good aspects for me are the ability to think clearly and logically, to see things for what they are, to not be easily misled by peer pressure or salesmanship, and perhaps most importantly, to be someone who is guileless and honest. I also have artistic ability which I think may be due to AS, though I haven't yet figured out a good way to make use of it.

I have a role model who's on the high end of the spectrum.

Who is it?

This topic and context are different, yet I borrow this from another thread:


Because of my seeming shyness, I ended up never getting close enough to impregnate the first girl who ever made herself available to me ... and I say that is at least one good thing about my AS/HFA. Then next, my commitment, dedication and "undying loyalty" to others, when appropriate, has since been noticed and commended by many. And of course, my seeming to be "inherently honest" has never caused anyone any great harm (even though I do sometimes tend to say too much) ... and yet that once even kept me from being charged, convicted and incarcerated for negligent homicide (after I had fallen asleep while driving and someone else had died as a result). And finally, and at least for me, my nature to "dig in" and investigate stuff and never stop until I get to the bottom line and/or actual truth of a matter has played a tremendous role in my now being able to also say I am "a survivor".

In my own opinion, our AS/HFA is not something to be silly-celebrated, but neither is anything gained by hating it. It is whatever it is and we are whatever we are ... and that is that, so I deal with it.

I'm not necessarily happy about that I might have Asperger's, but I'm happy being who I am, and Asperger's is a part of this, of me.
There are alot of things I wish were different, but I have to remind myself that there are some things I can't change, and I do this by accepting Asperger's, and thereby be happy about it.

I think there are many good points, but in this world they nearly all become handicaps, or at least when taken as a whole. This is an NT world. It sucks. Cynical, but that's how I feel right now.

If Aspies ruled the world I suspect it would be very different and much better. But I lack things like the aggression, avarice, and guile to compete and be a successful "human" on planet earth, and I suspect many Aspies are the same.

I take the good with the bad. I'm doubly disabled, with both AS and Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC). Here is how they effect my life:

Negatives are:

AS:
I don't make friends
I don't value relationships
I frequently offend people by doing/saying the wrong thing and sometimes lose my job for this
I feel lonely even when I'm around people who feel they are close to me, like my wife and kids


PSC:
I am in daily pain
I constantly worry about developing cholangiocarcinoma (which is nearly 100% fatal)
I lost my colon, developed Cushing Syndrome and fatty liver from long-term cortiosteriod prescriptions
I frequently have surgery
I frequently take dangerous medications (flouroquines, chemo drugs, radioactive dyes)
It's embarrassing when you crap yourself or otherwise start oozing body fluids due to ulcerative colitis, pouchitis, perc bags, colostomies, and portal shunts
Even with a liver transplant and good luck, I won't live past 65
Maintaining my life is very, very expensive


Positives are:
AS:
I see everything different from NT's, so I am able to discover things they won't see - faster than they can
My creativity does not wane with age - I can't stop thinking of all the tangents that flow from ideas


PSC:
Since I'll die before 65, I can eat a lot of salty, red meat- no chance for heart disease to get me
I can easily qualify for full government disability at any time


Overall, if I could choose - I would take just having Asperger's. Having a lonely, disconnected life is a hell of a lot better than having a short, painful life. What is good, what is bad, is always a matter of perspective.

many people in this world are 'horrible'.
I am not.