Do you think we're more likely to be misanthropes?

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Most people treat us like crap, especially when angry. Although they have been becoming more sympathetic, we still are pretty often victimized.

I know when my mentor left me the first time i completely shut away from trusting others fearing it would be similar to what he did to me. I even went out of my way to make sure I didn't develop bonds. That was further supported by my parents' disregar for me, which they've had since I was very young. They just tend to basic needs 90% of the time.

So those led to me hating many traits in people, but I still try to find a few loyal people to befriend. I am still very distrustful of others in general.

How many others here are misanthropes?

I'm so misanthropic some people label me psychotic, so I know that feeling. If I really showed you how much I hate human beings, you wouldn't even want to reply. =P
And I agree with what you said. Aspies are mostly like that because of their intelligence.

Misanthropes are people who hide in their caves and make wildly false assumptions about people. And whenever something goes wrong, they find someone else to blame.

I think so, but I hope not.
I'm striving not to become one myself.
I've basically been hellbent on not having a normal job ever since... I came into puberty, I think. I feel like my youth has been wasted, so I'm trying to compensate. It's either like... I'll have a cool job, or none at all (in my country the latter is actually an option for people like me).
Right now, "cool job" for me means becoming a journalist, and hopefully eventually a reporter so that I can combine my love of travelling with my love of news and writing.

I don't know if I'm a misanthrope or not ... I don't hate people ... I just feel better when they're not around. Also I attribute lot of negative qualities to the "average person" but at the same time I'm a firm believer in the idea that people are basically good (just misguided/struggling with issues). So I don't know if I qualify or not.

Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind.
Giacomo Leopardi

I kind of have to agree with it; I feel like if people genuinely hate others, they would get more thrill out of being mean to others and finding ways to humiliate and belittle other people by being by them! If that makes sense.... it's kind backwards in my mind. I do, however, think there are exceptions!

I began characterizing myself as a misanthrope years ago, well before I began to suspect that I might be autistic. I do not truly like most "normal people", primarily because they don't seem to like me. If I'd had better experiences with them, I would probably have a much different opinion.

I do agree that generally persons do not become misanthropes without extensive exposure to humans. I like to think half-jokingly that the definition of "psychopath" actually describes "normal people"

I think aspies are just miserable gits.

I don't hate people, I just can't be bothered with them.

I can see where you're coming from. I think sometimes we feel things too much, so when we get ignored or rejected--or abused or abandoned it is that much more difficult to recover. I'm currently experiencing this. One friend who I felt very close to and who I very much care for doesn't seem to care for me at all anymore and this social neglect came with absolutely no explanation. I trusted her with things about myself that I have never trusted anyone before and I was lead to believe that our friendship was something profound. It seems it was not to her. I feel mislead. Anyway, I have always had trouble trusting people and this is nothing short of a betrayal. I do not think I will ever invest myself in another social relationship again. It is simply not worth it.

if you're a misanthrope but make exceptions for yourself/family/other people who you generally like you're not a misanthrope, you're just a dramatic version of a normal person