How do YOU put the AS advantages to good use?

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Eg: I've noticed I'm good at taking photos, due to my strong focusing (AS induced).

library research and writing up results
time management
project organization
contingency planning

- Researching things important to me in depth and becoming very knowledgeable about them (and therefore obtaining power over them)

- Planning, scheduling, coordinating, programming effectively, and thus saving on resources, especially money and time.

My mind goes where few NT minds go. I can see and understand things that are beyond words. No I'm not nuts. I use two aspie skills:

1. Deep analysis - looking at things really deeply and fully.

2. Look for patterns in the details and see if there are generalisations or underling principles.

Analysis and synthesis - powerful stuff when combined.

It seems such a pity to waste an aspie mind on fantasy when reality is much more interesting - and much stranger!! !

Taking tests at school. I can memorize the textbook, and I only need a little bit of time to study. After that, I always remember the information.

Good when watching Jeopardy, too.

Yes, forgot about my school days (long ago) great for remembering things like chemical equations and facts and numbers.

good at finding stuff.

Organizing and scheduling my ADHD friend.
Following procedures in the lab precisely - no improvisation here.
Pattern recognition - anything from changing lab procedures to solving Sudoku.
Super[rote]memory - people's birthdays, where and when appointments are, etc.
Fine detail observation and recall.

Sharing my experiences, playing in band, avoiding negative peer pressure, and pursuing Psychology to help others.

Thinking outside the box, passion for research, not following the herd and a fondness for numbers and charts, are important qualities for picking stock market winners.

Reading books most 12 year old's wouldn't read. (To Kill A Mockingbird, Slaughterhouse-Five, etc.)
Thinking criticaly
and spelling bad.

Like most, I use my abilities to help me revise for tests. I love waiting till two hours before a test then committing the entire syllabus to memory. I might get myself in trouble if I try that too often though.

I also use it to benefit over neurotypicals. they don't remember small details about people and things that I do. Sometimes they tell me small things about themselves and forget they told me, or about someone else. I often know alot about people that they don't realise I know.

Plus, i'm studying for a Forensic Science degree, the benefits are obvious!

An eye for detail helps me in my work,which
relates to completing export documents
accurately.

I use my ability to concentrate on things for a long time by...concentrating on things for a long time. Usually dull college work.

My ability to see patterns allows me to thrash everybody at Scramble on Facebook, not that this will ultimately make a huge difference to my life.

My dry sense of humour makes people laugh. And cry.

I use my abilities to help me to absorb huge amounts of info in small periods of time, find the patterns in the information, and present to others in soundbytes.

I also am able to concentrate on hobbies for extensive amounts of time, which usually allows me to complete projects.

I am able to very effectively catagorise information and to sort it into different bits depending on the people who need the info regurgitated.

I am able to find solutions to problems that seem pretty obvious to me, but are usually out of the box for others. I am also able to see the funny side of most things because I do think outside of the box. This is good in helping others who are feeling distressed to get through situations that are difficult.

I am able to instantly see sensory things that will potentially bother my students (I work with ASD kids). I am also able to come up with good analogies of how those students think so that parents can better understand what their needs are.