proud to have asperger's?

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Proud is not the word I would use. I am not ashamed of my neurological status, but as the other have stated, it's not exactly an accomplishment. I am accepting of my Asperger's. It's who I am, and I'll take it as is. Not that I really have a choice in the matter

Asperger's is like a annoying roommate. At times you just really hate him, but at least he helps pay the rent. Not that that makes any sense lol.

Yes. For most of this post the readers have been replacing "proud" with "happy" for their answers.

I used to feel a sense of shame, especially back in junior high, and high school, because I was so inexplicably weird - some even perceived me as ret*d. But since I've been diagnosed with Asperger's, and have come to realize that not only is my behavior normal for me, but that there are others in the world like me, I've learned to embrace who I am.
So, yeah, you can say I feel a sense of pride.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

Pride. because without I would not be me. Although I find certain things difficult, it allows me to be me.

i feel neither pride nor shame from having a disability, but sometimes i do feel awesome and mysterious. lol. usually without the awesome though.

I suppose you could say I am proud. Because if I did not have it, I would not be who I am today. I would not be as intelligent and acing my classes and probably would not be as artistic and creative. But I also would not have suffered through physical bullying in school as a child. So, it's kind of a double-edged sword. But I would not change me for anything. However, that doesn't mean I am happy with everything about myself. I am just not unhappy with it enough to wish I were different.

My aspergers is neither good nor bad. It simply is. In some circumstances it beneficial, like being tall allows you to reach things that are on the top shelf, and in others it's a detriment, like hitting your head on everything.

With this philosophy in mind, I can't really say I'm proud or ashamed of it. I accept it, but I still get frustrated to the point of tears when it holds me back. However, I try to focus on the symptoms rather than the cause - it helps me avoid the black/white decision offered in the poll

I chose proud, but I chose it thinking that it meant I enjoyed having it.

Dislike it, but I'm starting to accept myself. Earlier I really hated it so that I often felt ashamed enough to cry.

it does

I can't really say I enjoy being an aspie, but it's scary to think of myself being any different. So I guess I'd have to say proud. I don't think of myself being inferior (and in some ways I'd say I'm superior) than others, but at the same time, having Asperger's can make life so much harder.

Aspie and proud.

'Proud' or 'Hate' are not how I would describe my feelings of having the condition. The only word that remotely comes close to my feelings about Asperger's would be 'Different". It is what it is.

I am proud to have Asperger's.

There are two types of pride. One is associated with arrogance, the other is not (the type I have). My pride is the definition of pride that states that a person is satisfied and happy with the things they have done as a result of who they are. There is nothing wrong with that kind of pride. We should be satisfied and happy with ourselves.

I think "proud" is the wrong word. Being an aspie is not an accomplishment.
I am content with myself about who am I and why I am that way. I can't understand being any other way.

i'd have to say its actually both ways for me, because while its cool to be able to know the inner workings of pretty much everything through the patterns they produce, i hate the poor emotional wellbeing it puts me through. I was happy when i was diagnosed because it made me feel like i belonged in a certain group of people- ethnic groups have their pride, homo/bisexuals also have their pride, so perhaps i am proud to be an aspie!