aspie but not keen.

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I don't like having AS one bit. there's no positives in it for me, just downsides. but i see all this 'aspie pride' and i don't understand it. i mean i'm not ashamed of having aspergers (well maybe just a little) but i don't see it as something to be proud of, or an achievment. what are you all so proud of?? i spend most of my life trying to be as non-AS as i can and i get very embarrassed if it comes to the point where i need to explain that i am on the spectrum. does nobody else feel like THIS rather than proud? or am i alone?

Here's how I interpret aspie pride. I have AS and it makes me who I am. I'm quirky, fun, and downright weird, I get stressed out by social things that dont bother normal people. But it makes me who I am. I am also glad I can help others with AS with their problems because other people don't understand what we are going through. To me that is Aspie pride.

I don't really have special abilities, it's only a frustrating disability for me.
I think it's good to accept yourself, and be proud to be able to work through your faults,
but then there are those certain people who seem to believe they are superior because of their AS
and that is silly.

As I see it, you are who you are no matter whether you're giving yourself the label of Asperger's or not. If you feel ashamed by it, you are feeling ashamed of your own personality. What a futile mindset to find yourself in.

Asperger's really isn't inherently negative. It's just a slightly different way of thinking and gives you different strengths and weaknesses from the norm. The main negatives come from being surrounded by people who think differently to you, and while that can sometimes be a problem in a practical sense, it's not insurmountable, and really only should seriously affect you if you actually care about what other random people think. Luckily, AS itself tends to prevent that outlook.

I've always considered intelligence and interestingness the personal traits most worthy of respect. Asperger's usually comes with both. I have no problem with it.

I think it gives you a different view point to most people, you tend not to see all the BS that most people put up as a mask. so the not just thinking out side the box but basically not really having a box to begin with can be a positive. but yeah apart from that its full of negatives, things i dont get, seperation from people, wanting closeness but almost freaking when im hugged or touched.

I'm glad others can find a sense of identity and pride in seeing the world in a different way but the downsides and constantly trying to adapt to the way others act is exhausting both mentally as well as physically.