Am I the only one who feels this way about some Aspies?

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Am I the only one who gets slightly annoyed by the "Asperger's card" that some Aspies play when they want to get out of being called a "jacka**," "douchebag," "devil," etc.?
In other words... when they deliberately insult someone, then go and blame it on having Asperger's and try to make the other person (usually NT) think, "Oh, the poor little baby is autistic... he can't control anything he says or does, so it's okay for him to talk to me/treat me that way... he honestly can't help it, that poor baby..."

I know a lot of us aren't like this, but some are. (I know of two.)

It can also apply to something not quite as narrow: blaming Asperger's on anything that they do incorrectly, or any mistakes that they make. (I'm not talking about ASDs in general in this instance.)

It really makes my blood boil...

I've met exactly one autistic person that I know does this, out of... a whole lot of others.

Yeah, it pisses me off, but I think the "legend" of such people is much larger than the reality. And I don't like the propagation of the "legend" because it's usually used as an excuse to be nasty to any and all autistic people, to doubt diagnoses, to get excessively mad at autistic people who've done nothing more than first take something literally and then explain that autism makes them do that, etc. I've seen tons of damage done to autistic people from the "legend" of this being a widespread problem, far more damage than is done by even the most aggravating of the "I can't help picking fights with people on purpose and then accusing them of abusing me if they fight back, I'm autistic!" crowd. (And yes that's an actual example from the person I know, who has done a whole lot of damage to a lot of people. But nothing near the amount of damage done by the "legend" that this is an enormous, widespread problem.)

Separating the ass from Asperger's?

Actually, this is a major theme in therapy, learning enough about yourself to know when autism is the issue and when sometimes you're just being an ass.

Yeah I'm 30. The person I'm thinking of was in their late 20s. I don't know a lot of teens, but a lot of teens will use anything as an excuse, or else simply not even know what's being autistic and what's just them being a jerk. I think that's something all people have trouble learning until they're in their early to mid 20s or so, to tell the truth.

I have so much wrong with me I'm not even sure there is a real me.

The types of people you mention can be annoying, although sometimes they are right. In the past I've said/done things, and reflecting on it later figured out it was because of one of my shortcomings.

I don't recall seeing anyone actually saying they're being an a**hole because AS makes it hard for them not to be.

I had to explain to someone that I don't always realize I'm saying or doing something annoying because i miss social cues. I suspect that will be taken as trying to blame AS. I feel the person is using me as a mirror for her own issues and I kind of wish all those issues would go away and leave me alone now.

I would never think of making excuses for being a jerk beyond just being cranky. Ive certainly apologized a lot in my life for getting angry or nasty with someone. I know when I'm wrong and I try to correct it.

I have never come across anyone like this, but people have told me that I'm too nice to have Asperger's so apparently this belief is common.

Yup, major-pisser-offer.

I also can't stand people who post things like 'oh, you should never expect an aspie to be capeable of X/Y/Z... ' when their partner complains

(X/Y/Z usually being some minor task you could train a monkey to do; whether it has a significant place in the monkey's heart often being rather academic)

Well I have done things considered rude and such in the past because of the social issues associated with aspergers, but I can usually tell when its a social misunderstanding and when I am just being an ass. However a lot of people if I try and explain why I may have came off as rude will just accuse me of making excuses which can be frusterating. I mean if I don't look someone in the eye or something its not because I am being rude its because its physically and mentally uncomfortable to do so.

I very much feel a lot of this is because some parents treat their aspie children like porcelain. They coddle them and so the child feels entitled. I see that attitude a lot in teenage aspies of today. It is one reason why I hate parents of aspies, they often have an excuse for everything. I sometimes act like a jerk, like everyone doees on occaison, but that's really different from when I fail at some social interaction. But some let asperger's be an excuse for everything. I also see this a lot in the relationship threads where the NT is chastised and expected to do all the work to fix the problem but the poor, defenseless aspie is blameless of course.

/rant