Who thinks Apsies are smarter than most NT's?

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I say yes we are

High IQ does correlate.

But, that said, I think it's much much much much much easier for us to figure out how to masquerade as NT than it is for them to come close to understanding us.

If by smart, you mean being good at math and rote memorization and visualization, then yes, we generally excel in those skills. But then, so do a bunch of other people.

I mean in our specialised fields and in general, cause I'm not to good at maths

What is this need to be smarter than NTs? Is this a competition? I don't think aspies are smarter than NTs in general. There are highly intelligent members of both groups...and smartness is subjective anyway.

The main "unpleasant" trait that I seem to have is that I feel I'm smarter than pretty much everyone.

The weird part is that I know rationally that I'm not. I'm a pretty smart guy, particularly when it comes to certain topics, but I know I'm not the smartest guy in the world.

Yet I look down on pretty much everyone. There are a few people that I don't (a couple of close friends), but beyond that, I dismiss almost everyone else I meet as being dumber than me. Which by and large is probably true based on how people present themselves. I have little time for most people and their petty topics of conversation.

I still don't entirely get why being smarter than the average person and saying that out loud is entirely bad a thing, but apparently it is, so I tend to keep quiet about it now.

Academically: Most of the time

Socially and Emotional: Not alot


-SpaceCase

I think that, by definition, they almost have to be.

An aspie can have intelligence at or above the normal range. If someone's intelligence is considered to be below normal, they can't be diagnosed as an aspie.

Non-aspies don't have the low end cut off like that, so, on average, they would be less intelligent.

Not necessarily.

I used to think I was smarter but discovered I'm not really.

Knowledge doesn't guarantee wisdom.Information doesn't replace experience

(My goodness,they were quite profound things to say.Maybe I'm smart after all)

I ain't pretty
I am not congenial
I lack a singing voice
I am not athletic
I move like a stick figure with palsey

But in purely intellectual terms I am hell for smart

So I will project,

Yes we are!

And the few I have met do not disprove my projective agreement to the conjecture.

Average, like non-autistics.