Proud to be an aspie/autist?

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Proud to be an aspie/autist?

I'm just wondering how many people here are actually proud to be an aspie/autist?

For me, I personally don't mind anymore but since I learnt more about myself got a real chance to know myself, I guess i'm pretty proud of what I got which seems to be a talent

When I was younger, I wished i'd never had it and didn't seem to realise that being an autist like me could somehow live a happier life and bring happiness to myself.... I never knew that I could live a normal life, but being out there in the world... It is just the completely different story.... yet I wished to be seen as a normal person in public but in personality wise, I rather remain the same.

Anyone else proud to be an aspie/autist?

I'm not proud of anything I didn't work to achieve. I have come to value my differences though.

You'll have to explain to me first how someone can be proud of something they had no involvement in, before I can cast my vote.

What I ment is that are you proud of being an aspie? or in other words, I could of of said, do you like being autistic/aspergers? I think that could of been a better way to put it.

I wouldn't say that i'm proud or glad that im autistic but I'm learning to accept who I am and try to be the best person that I can be and not try to be like somebody else.

Not proud. I just accept it.

Now to ask all the NTs here, are you proud to be an NT?

I think there is a difference between being proud of what you've become or who you are than being proud what you have.


EDIT: Do I like being an aspie? Hard to say. It's part of me. I wouldn't get rid of it if there were the cure. I think it's what made me be me. I like how I think and see things. I like my obsessions.

Last edited by Spokane_Girl on 15 Jan 2010, 7:45 pm, edited 1 time in total.

So the question you're asking is if I like having personality traits that fall under the denominator of autism/asperger's?

In that case my answer would be yes, I quite like who I am.

I'm proud to be on the spectrum, because I have a unique view of the world, that not many people over the age of 19 have.

Totally and completely. I wouldn't be who I am with out it. But... I wish I could interact a bit better with people.

I'd love to get more reading-people powers like NTs have, as long as it didn't screw with my intelligence.

I am proud of who I am, because who I am is directly related to what I do.

I'm fairly indifferent to it to be honest. It's as part of me as breathing and it's not like I'm conscious of that really.

If I had the chance to get rid of my AS, I wouldn't accept. Therefore, I suppose I'm proud.

Yeah I nver understood pride in things like Race, Sex, Sports Teams, Gang Affiliations, ect. Seams like a meaningless way to cling to a group of people. I'd rather be proud of some shared accomplishment then some meaningless random occurance or interest.

If that which you have no involvement in voids all pride, then no one should ever have pride in anything.

An intelligent person who devises a new theory, does so on the basis of intelligence for which they had no involvement in determining. One may wish to credit drive and willpower; unfortunately, that same person has no involvement in determining those traits either.

Accomplishments (that which we are proud of) are a collection of traits inherent to us for which we have no involvement; what matters is determining which of those traits to credit the most.

Pride is one of those words that seems to be a way to cause criticism anymore. What I mean is that pride is sometimes thought of as a bad thing, but yet aren't we suppose to have pride in our country and schools? Personally, I don't see anything wrong with having pride so long as it doesn't interfere with a person's relations with others (like thinking you are better than someone else).

So...with that in mind...Yes, I am proud to be AS/autistic.

I take pride in that I have been able to accomplish what I have. I feel good about these things---and what is wrong with feeling good about yourself? If this is pride, then I have pride. But I do not think I am better than others. But I am happy with being me. I can't imagine life as anyone else. I have talents, and I have special intense interests that I love as a result of autism.