Autism a disease?

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That would be taking things a bit too far.
Apart from the factual error concerning Chinese (Chinese is a written language, while there are several corresponding spoken languages, Mandarin being predominant.), English seems to be spreading quickly enough to become a pandemic. (Are second-language speakers "diseased"?)

Now, personally, I don't consider myself to be diseased, disorderly, or disabled. Diseases have sufferers, whereas I consider my AS to be an exploitable asset. Apart from certain large gains in logical areas traded for rather mild losses (Some NTs are more socially awkward than I am!), which is a net positive; apparently, I can get certain accommodations for AS, essentially by birthright. (I don't usually take advantage of this.)

About 1 in 4 people are considered 'introverted'.

My feelings on this is that the neurotypical person is not able to read the feelings coming from a person with aspergers or autism without speaking to them. It's communication without .. communication. Because we can't be read, we are misinterpreted and deemed as "something wrong with that person" In my experience it seems that the "norm" is that of which most people think the same way on ANY subject. Going with the flow. Because everyone else does. Fitting in to a crowd, etc.

We even do this as a child, learning language, accents, customs, mannerisms, manners, etc.

Why are introverted people respected more than an "Extroverted" aspie then?

Is it just because some pathetic psychologist just slapped one in the face and said; "You have Aspergers", and then you don't get respected just because you have a syndrome?

No it isn't.