How Can Anyone "Be Proud" of being autistic?

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if I didn't love me, then who else [aside from kinfolk] would? for far, for the last several decades, it's been up to me.

I'd not state I'm proud of being autistic,as I'm aware of the many difficulties I've had to deal with for a very long time and much longer time to arrive;however, I clearly acknowledge I'm autistic and try to atleast use whatever tools I've been granted to help myself and others to make life as meaningful and worthwhile overall.

I don't see how anyone should be proud of something that is not their achievement.
Or maybe the meaning of the word "proud" is too broad.

I feel valuable with my counter-social ways, even if they are uncomfortable and have caused me a lot of trouble. I'm the one to spot what the majority overlooks, even if it means missing a lot of things "obvious" to the others. I'm the one to remain calm when others panic and to stay alert when others rest. It's my place in the society – uncomfortable but valid.

This counter-social thinking is what I consider the core of my ASD. It's not a mental illness. Social phobia is. Anxiety is. PTSD is. Depression is. I'm working to get better with them. But my atypical social reactions and unusual ways of processing information are not. They are valid and valuable.

a lot of what constitutes the "pride" here [speaking for myself] is taking lemons and making lemonade out of 'em.

I am not "proud" of my autism. It's just the way it is.

Just like I'm not "proud" to be a man. It's just the way it is.

if I weren't an aspie, chances are excellent I wouldn't be doing what I do with recorded music.

I am also really proud of being Autistic because I was never not autistic.

if it is a choice of being proud or ashamed, i'll take the former any day.

I'd like the part where I suffered from not connecting with people to not be there. I struggle understanding what people are thinking and what I am supposed to do in a given situation everyday. After a certain point though, I think that I got tired of stressing out over how to be correct and got lazy when I'm around people. I mostly avoid talking or bringing up any difficult topic because I'd rather not get into a difficult conversation again.
Pride comes from not only accepting yourself but celebrating yourself. I think that people who proud of autism are either those who aren't okay with who they are so they fake confidence to protect themselves, or they have adapted and see their own worth as a person so they are proud of themselves in general which also applies to their autism.

By all means, be proud when you achieve something that is difficult, when you push your own boundaries, when you don't give up in the face of adversity. Hell yes.

BUT being proud of something you have no control over... like being born in a specific country, or with a mental condition or the lack thereof... that's ret*d imho.

Just my 2 cents.

If you are a mild or moderate Autistic you can be really smart and unique.

If you are severe you can be unique and make contributions also.