Would you rather be neurotypical or hav Asperger's Syndrome?

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The answer to this question seems obvious, but I am not so sure after reading some of the threads on this board.

I am not looking for any debate. One or the other. All or nothing of each.

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I wish I had the social skills of an NT. But I don't mind having the rational capabilities that AS provides. Edit: After some thinking I'd rather be neurotypical. I'd still have some of my personality traits if I were an NT, but my social skills would be better, my grades would have been better in school, I'd have a job, a girlfriend and I wouldn't be depressed.

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I would love to be more social, but I'd rather keep my intelligence where it is.

I find flaws in both. I don't see a problem with working with what you already have. If NT's were forced into changing, they wouldn't take it well either.

I personally am starting to feel that it shouldn't be considered a negative syndrome. If it was all negatives and no positive then yes but considering it's not the case, I don't feel like I am a syndrome.

I prefer having Aspergers. It makes me unique, and without it, I don't believe I could excel or enjoy math, Latin or art without them as much as I do now. I guess that also includes rollerblading. I simply wouldn't be me without Aspergers, and being a geek isn't all that bad. Sure, I don't make as many friends as other people do, or engage in the same activities they do, but it is better to have a few good friends than lots of friends you can't keep track of, and ones that you may end up not liking in the end. As long as I enjoy doing the things I do, I could ask for no more, and don't need to engage in more social activities, so long as my lifestyle does not require it, or it's not necessary except for something like work. The parts I enjoy most about Aspergers is the distinct and unique interests in particular subjects that makes me good at them, the ability to separate emotions from logic and think logically (I guess that includes being insensitive though; I'm still fine with it) and being able to bear being lonely when others cannot.

rather be a bit more normal. I'm at the point in my career path where all the avenues lead to management of people, not things or data. Mainly I'd just like to be able to cope better with the people around me.

I'd like to be somewhere between but lean toward AS. There are benefits and detriments to both. So I can't answer your question honestly.

I don't know anymore. I don't know anything anymore.

NT.

it suits my character more ^_^

i should be born as samoyed XD

All applys to me

I'd rather be AS. All the younger NTs that I see on the sidewalks, are all jerks.

I agree with this comment.

...and you had wings and could fly ... ?

Honestly - how do you know ? How do you know what your life would be like if you were a totally different personality ?
There are AS people who do very well in a successful and fulfilled life, there are NT people who do extremely bad, live in poverty, suffer sickness, unemployed, homeless !

Neurotypical is not a synonym for happy/successful/carefree

This poll is absolutely meaningless

BTW, I've seen what you write at autism speaks. You are clearly not very open minded towards those with AS and also think all with AS scream and throw fits over textures of food? Are you sure you have AS? You come across as very judgemental and a complete self loather if you do.

Also, who wants to be a syndrome? Neurotypical can be a syndrome. Instead you decided the question should be would you rather be neurotypical or have a syndrome which is a good indicator that the way you mentioned syndrome after just plainly stating neurotypical shows which one you are for and against.

Some days I wish I could be more neurotypical but when I am me and have some people approach me to have conversations about their money, cars, houses and all the stuff they buy everyday, I find that to be very boring.

When I talk about what I find to be interesting such as politics, science and studies, music they find that to be boring. Who gets the label of syndrome? I do of course. What that really means underneath it all is that it's okay to claim another person's interests and hobbies are boring and bad even though it brings them great pleasure and another person's hobbies as valid and appropriate.

Which hobby will bring you more money. It's all that matters. That to me symbolizes a disruption in balance and all of these talks of diversity is a bunch of bull.

I'd much rather speak to an honest person than someone who is full of it or hints or beats around the bush. Is that difference bad? Well it is if you are a hinter manipulative type. Is it good for me? It sure is.

I'm much happier being me than some drug induced zombie because others can't handle my differences.

I am a self loather. I have done what few people have the guts to do. Face reality.