I want children

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I have heard that ALL aspies are bad parents. But I want children. Not right now, but in the future, when I'm in a stable relationship and have a good job.

But look here: https://aspar.wordpress.com

It has "stories" from children complaining about their "horrible" autistic parents. I find the site extremely ablest to tell you the truth, but you can look if you want.

But I want children.

Do you guys think an autistic person can be a good parent?

There are several Aspie parents here who, without knowing them in person, seem to be just fine as parents.

Based on posts I read online by aspie parents, they do sound like good parents but then again I am only hearing one side of the story, not the kid's perspective. But I think they can still be good parents. They love their children, want that's best for them, they want to protect them, they also advocate for their children, give them what they need such as food and clothes, they also give them presents and buy them things, they also want to raise them to be responsible and independent and not entitled, just like any other "normal" parent.

Unfortunately you will only see bad stories online because no one talks about having good aspie parents. People only talk about the negative.

The only bad parents are the ones who don't teach their children to question authority. You should also question the BS you see in the mainstream-media. One cannot be a good parent if they believe in all of the BS that comes out of the corporate-controlled media-outlets. Now for a quote related to Putin after some George Carlin...

I thought all kids questioned authority, it's not something you teach them to do. But instead parents teach them to not do it.

Normal functioning autistics/aspergians are no worse parents than the average NT.
Sure, if the parents are barely able to keep themselves standing in the NT world, then they might not be the best parents, but otherwise, there is no reason to assume they'll be bad.
The myth that aspergian parents (mothers) are unable to show love and affection is just that: a myth.
Sure, some with psycopathic tendencies above AS might be cold towards children, but overall, no such thing.

To be honest, i was a bit shocked at the poll results on that 'aspar' site...

Only people who've had bad experiences with aspie parents are welcome to join ASpar. I've heard stories of people with positive accounts being flamed and driven out of that community.

Plus, even if they didn't deliberately drive away positive viewpoints, a person who's had a negative experience is much more likely to seek out an online support group than someone with a positive experience. Happy people don't need online support. Some may be passionate or curious enough to seek out groups related to their situation, but many more will just live their life without feeling the need to tell their story online.

Anyway, ASpar's portrayal of aspie parents is about as accurate as Autism Speaks' portrayal of autistics in general. Which is to say, not at all.

I had a dinner time conversation with a mom with gifted kids--I was teaching her young girl one of my special interests. She thought I would be an excellent parent--this was a few years before I found out I was on the autism spectrum. I was at their house a couple of times and pointed out to her father that because she was so tiny, she needed more appropriate furniture to work on her projects.