Glee's Sugar Motta: Thoughts?

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I realise I'm a little late jumping on the bandwagon on this one, but I was wondering what your opinions of Glee's "self-diagnosed asperger's" character Sugar Motta were, and what it means for the portrayal of Asperger's in the media. To be honest, I was a little bothered by it, because to me it felt like they were taking the mickey out of (making fun of) our disorder, saying it's just a silly label that anyone can pick up and apply to themselves whenever they feel like it. Plus I'm a little worried about the effect it will have on the NT's who don't have a good understanding of what Asperger's is; I don't want them assuming it's just an excuse for bad behaviour, the way it was portrayed in the show.

I hated how it was portrayed in the show - especially in contrast to how they portray other disabilities. To me, it says the writers think AS is a joke.

I want to elaborate a little: I think the message they're trying to send is "hey, look at this character: AS is not a real disability." Just shows ignorance on their part.

I just find that character to be purely offensive, and I'm diagnosed with HFA (so similar to AS it's practically the same as AS in adulthood).