do you like being AS?

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I may be an Aspie but I do not 'suffer' from AS. I have a different set of abilities and challenges than others but I am myself and I'd not change that, while I would like more help in adapting in some areas that well I do feel I need improvement on to deal with life in general, I'm tired of people acting/saying we as Aspies all 'suffer'. There are some individuals that may look at AS in their lives that way but they are wrong to assume that there are none of us that don't feel that we are 'sufferers' or may feel like instead we may have been given a gift with a few extra challenges to pay for it. Yes life would be a little easier if the challenges at times weren't so numerous and all but honestly, I'd rather have AS than be an NT and not be myself.

First, I like this as an idea for a thread. Thanks for making it.

Secondly, first hearing about AS, I didn't like it at all. It made me so horrible and uneasy and confused. (And to make matters worse, I was a teenager at the time!)

Now, I do like aspects of AS because it makes me different without being fake. I could do without other aspects, like anxiety issues. But I do not -- repeat, do not -- have any desire to become NT. I think to do so would take away a major part of what is, fundamentally, me.

...For what it's worth.

I like being who I am, I would rather die then lose my identity.

~ SHODAN, AI Goddess Gone Mad

I've come to grow fiercely proud of my AS.

Do I like It?

I haven't given that a lot of thought. I was just diagnosed.

Knowing that I am answers a lot of questions I've had about myself, and ( I hope ) helps those around me understand me better. But, whether or not I like it depends on whether or not I like myself...and that's a roller coaster ride..

It is what I am and I am what it is....I guess.