I plan to become a teacher.

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I am a special ed teacher and an Aspie.
I work in a gifted program at a private school where 90% of my students have Asperger's.

It is extremely rewarding, and because we are almost all aspies in my class, the social world is built to suit our needs. At times it would be easy for an NT to feel totally lost and confused in my classroom, but we aspies feel right at home.

There is a real need for people with Aspergers to be teachers.
I would encourage all aspies who feel called to teach to teach.

It is totally rewarding, and Aspies make the best teachers for students on the spectrum.

While we're on the topic of special ed, has anyone read (or heard of) Why Can't I Learn? by Carpenter?

Some of the best teachers I've had have had "aspie tendencies". Irishmic, I see why we would make good teachers for those on the spectrum.