Are you proud of having Asperger's?

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Ask yourself this: Would my problem be a problem outside of modern society?

You do not have to be proud of what you are. You merely have to accept it. Embrace it. You can not find the positives in it until you do.

There is nothing wrong with the way we think. It is just different. Just because modern society was created to cater to the NTs it does not mean we are bad people for not fitting in. Today people all live right on top of each other in stupid little boxes for no reason. Instead of spending our days making the thing we want or need we instead go to other little boxes where we do things we hate so we can earn paper that we can trade for the things we want or need.

A lot of us can not make ourselves do things we are not interested in but why should we have to? It is this age we can not live in properly but this age is also unsustainable. So why are we the ones that are wrong.

I once read that Aspies are more suited to solitary jobs such as hunters and lighthouse keepers. That the reason we notice so many more people with the condition is that these jobs are disappearing and thus leaving less places for us to function in this society.

You are better than you think you are. Most of the diagnosed Aspies get diagnosed because they are unable to function in this world. You could not find a place in this world for yourself. People have convinced you that the way you think is wrong. It is not. You will be able to do great things once you remember who you are.

Most nerds are undiagnosed Aspies that have embraced who they are. They found others like themselves. A place to belong. That is why you will always find nerds flocking together. We still are not able to interact on a social level with our peers as well as the NTs can with each other but, once we all understand this, it is not a problem.

I understand the way others like me think. I can make assumptions on how an NT will react in a given situation based on how I have observed them act in the past but I will never be able to properly understand how they think.

Our ability to see the whole picture better than NTs is an ADVANTAGE. It is why we can see the world is stupid and broken and they can not. The big picture is key to truly understanding anything. The key is learning to apply the understanding of the general to the specific or to take the specific and use it to understand the general.

There are MANY positives to thinking the way we do. Until you embrace what you are you will never find them.

It's not something I can change. I can only wish that I had been born as someone else. I suppose I could say I'm ashamed of it. I'm certainly not proud to be me.

Basically I'm proud of having aspergers because it makes me who I am. If my aspergers suddenly disappeared right now I wouldn't like it because I like being who I am. Yes I have some motor skill problems and special interests people find annoying when I talk about all the time. But that's me. I was born an aspie and I'm proud of that. I wouldn't want it any other way. Also I've heard aspies can do great things and are very smart. My IQ is 113 and even though that's not quite genius level, I still believe I can contribute something great to the world based on my obsessions. Something that only aspies have the qualities to contribute too. So you should just be proud of who you are and know that even though it's tough for you you'll do something great in the world even if it has nothing to do with communication skills or full focus. Consider you special interests then go from there.

I'm proud of being an Aspie. My Aspergers is part of me and is unchangeable.

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This is what you get when your special interest is Astrophysics. Like he explains in the video, it does not matter what your interest is in, if you apply your unique perspective to it, you will be able to think of something worthwhile to add to it. He just does not realize yet that it was his Autism that provided that perspective and that normal people do not have the abilities he does. Accept who and what you are and you will be better than you ever thought possible.

Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the wrong job, the wrong marriage, or the wrong house. When you know and respect your Inner Nature, you know where you belong. You also know where you don't belong. ~ Benjamin Hoff

All Aspies need to realize that they are not alone. There are others like them. Like us.

I wouldn't be proud of something that destroys my inner peace.

"I wouldn't be proud of something that destroys my inner peace."

You can still find inner peace. Nothing about what we are stops us from finding our center. If anything it is easier for us to understand how than NTs. Society has convinced you to estrange yourself from your spirit. Find your Tao and you will find peace.