Let's get one thing straight about being an Aspie

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Do you guys actually LIKE being an Aspie? Do you wish you were normal?

There are thousands of posts regarding Asperger. But I want to know, do you guys actually like being one? Or do you just like talking about it?

I don't mean any disrespect, I'm an Aspie myself. I know for sure it's not a good thing, because of the depression and anxiety that comes with it.

I like being an Aspie.

I don't wish to be NT, and the last time that I've checked, Normal was a setting on a washing machine, thank you!

I hate being autistic (HFA). I was very depressed and hated my life until I found out it was treatable. Higher functioning AS people may have some benefits but if you're not as high functioning, can't work, don't have any friends, etc. there is nothing to like.

I would be glad to lose the disadvantages, but not if the advantages went with them.

I'm quite happy with my life. I don't have many friends but then again I don't feel the need to have many friends. I have a large intelligence and I enjoy analyzing everything.

On the other hand, if I was NT I'm sure I'd be chatting it up with everyone... going to parties... and I'd be just as happy as I am now.

HappiAspieMe!

Be a sheep, or the wolf? I’ll be the wolf... Like been aspie & even if they was a magic pill, I’ll tell them where to shove it & design one for themselves. Same as my dyslexia. Because I know it will remove any advantage it gives me, & really people who spell only see it as a problem ;P

Funny how you do test's, you are not really doing them in true reality, coz people would be able to pick up a spell check machines advanced or just a book, I don't mind looking it up or running it through a spell checker, like I seen civil sight engineers when I was working as an assistant civil engineer, no one I saw who was an engineer did the maths in they head, most used calculators ( sorry every single one of them )...

I would not give up my hyper intelligence and analytical nature to be more social. I have recently had 2 sons and I actually feel a bit guilty because I hope they are gifted with the positive aspie traits that I have. My father and grandfather are likely aspies, although undiagnosed, and they both became moderately wealthy working as engineers and inventors. I choose wisdom over the ability to fit in with the sheeple.

As for the depression, I find myself completely unable to become depressed. I have simply surrendered to the fact that I, like all other male members of my family, have no desire to "fit in" with a majority of society. I am social with several good lifelong friends and I prefer the depth of these few relationships to having many superficial friendships.

I'm happy being an Aspie. Sure, sometimes I'm down in the dumps, but who isn't? If I'm depressed I never attribute it to being an Aspie. Instead I try make myself happy which isn't to hard.

I wouldn't give it up. It's not an never-ending pick-nick but it's who I am.

Since I have no idea what it would be like to be an NT, I can't really answer that.

As others have said, I would like to keep the good bits & maybe ditch the bad.