Does your autism help you in any way

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I've found that with my Autism I'm unable to keep a relationship but oh boy does it help me with my work. At work I'm able to work fast, judge people well and have great attention to detail and because I come across as shy and simple most people can't work out that I'm actually a lot clever than I look.

Autism has its cons but for me I wouldn't be able to do my job without it. Other pros of my Autism are, a good memory, attention to detail, a keen interest in the things I enjoy and being able to judge a character really well. I used to hate being Autistic but now it is a huge part of me and I couldn't live without it.
In my line of work it's perfect as no one can tell the above. I'm a devil in disguise

Does anyone else here have any pros with their Autism?

No, it's all cons with me. My good traits are part of my personality, as my family are NTs and they have the same good traits I have, so it must be a genetic thing. The things I am able to enjoy doing, like writing stories, might not be to do with autism at all, as there are many authors that are NTs. And saying "I enjoy doing X and I am good at Y because I have autism" is like saying that NTs are good at nothing and enjoy doing nothing with their lives.

I don’t think Autism has ever helped me with anything, it’s more of a hold back for me always dragging me down whenever possible and stopping me from having friends and relationships. I have no good parts of Autism, it’s a major downer on my life and can make nearly every day difficult to live. Trying to stay strong is hard when you keep getting setbacks.

It's a damn disability. How does a neurological condition that damages ones social abilities, alters sensory processing and for the most part reduces ones cognitive abilities constitute something good? It's a disability and those whom say it is "useful" or "helpful" either do not have it or are completely ignorant of what the condition actually entails.

In the end, autism is simply a category in which a wide range of negative symptoms can be put in, that are stereotypical. These symptoms have to be connected, obviously, a general indication.

There are some with autism that are extremely exceptional, for instance savants and those with high intelligence yet solid social abilities. These are a tiny minority of us autists. Even those have great difficulties.

I do not think autism helps me in any way, and if it does it is not because of autism itself. It is a disability.

It has helped me in situations where I am alone.

Attention to detail and the ability to maintain a singular focus to complete a task enabled me to have a long and successful career. On the other hand my relationships w/ siblings, romantic entanglements, and my marriage were disasters. Attempting to play team sports were an embarrassment, while I excelled at singular activities like track/field, martial arts and the like.

So through all the stress, ridicule, and betrayals of trying to fit into the NT world, I am glad not to have been diagnosed as a child. There is very little that I would change.

Attention to detail. I also see my inability to judge others, gossip, or be competitive as a positive thing, although it doesn't feel so helpful always when interacting with NT's who just don't get it.

It helps me explain my weird behaviour ( to myself )

It makes me a better artist.
No matter what anyone says a disproportionate amount of famous artists and breakthrough scientists have been autistic.
It causes me to see things from a different point of view.
It thanks to scattered special interests as a kid (Intense research for a few weeks before falling out with it) I have a lot of random knowledge of stuff.

Also due to my SPD I don't think I will ever have to worry about becoming addicted to drugs.

Yeah even though it has a lot of drawbacks, it gives me a unique perspective plus my special interests give me a LOT of knowledge about a few areas.

Yes, it does help me in my work as a scientist and a teacher. Being able to hyper-focus on a special topic gives me an edge that I use to my advantage. Being able to think way outside of the box is something that use on a regular basis. Many times, I get the typical "Why did I not think of that?" from NT coworkers when discussing research ideas. I can mentally visualize at a very high level, far above what a normal person is able to do. I could go on but you get the idea.

Now, do not think that everything is all rosy with my life just because of the above abilities. I have very little social skills relating with my age group (mid 40s). Dating just does not exist in my realm of existence, so no chance for any form of a relationship. I gave up on that a long time ago. Being the target for bullies is something that I still have to deal with, not to mention the leftover damage from previous experiences of my youth. I am constantly looked down upon by coworkers because I do not fit their mold of who they think I should be.

In the end, it is a trade off at best, large net loss at worst.

I feel that it gave me many skills including stubbornness, tenacity, steady resolve. These are the traits of a nonconformist. From the brutality, I evolved my sense of compassion towards others in pain. I also visualized imaginary worlds, better worlds much better than the real world. I evolved a high pain tolerance due to the physical assaults I was subjected to. It also made me into a pattern thinker. In my case the positives outweighed the negatives. I found that I was able to use my positives to offset my negatives.