It's hard to answer this without sounding mean. But yeah, I've seen many people who talk about the disabled as being not only special... but in fact a blessing. That they are proud of having the chance to care for them. It's not as if you have to elevate the disabled/sick person to a high stature, you just need to be okay with issues, and not hate them for it. Like the slogan shouldn't be "bald is beautiful", it should be "there's nothing wrong with bald".

First off, HFA and AS are really two separate things. Aspies differ by not having the same cognitive and linguistic developmental issues that those with HFA or other forms of Autism have. That alone is the biggest difference so right off the bat you have proven that you know not of which you speak. Second, Aspies are not exactly gifted, but we have abilities that others lack, mostly in pattern recognition. Most Aspies I know excel at tasks that benefit from those differing abilities. Many also seem to have greater sensory acuity, though this may be more of an ability to pick out sights/sounds that "break the pattern" than actual heightened sensitivity. There are some drawbacks to being an Aspie, but they are more of a trade-off than anything. Our brains aren't exactly wired for great social skills or politeness. Empathy can be tricky (if not impossible, for those severely afflicted) but overall it is more a matter of differing aptitudes. Now, you claim it's a SICKNESS? I suppose you want to euthanize all left-handed people too, don't you? Can't stand that which is different from you? That is how you sound and if even I can pick up on that then you REALLY must have issues that need addressing. BTW - I did a little looking. Considering your obsession with anime, how do you know you aren't one of us? Seems like textbook AS to me. Or is it that you ARE and you resent it?

Why, yes. I DID know that not everyone with high functioning autism were savants. Just like being diagnosed with high functioning autism and/or Asperger's doesn't mean that are incapable of self care or independent thought either. People with Asperger's and/or high functioning autism are not sick (nor would I necessarily consider them disabled). Granted, they have difficulties with social interactions and they process information in a different way than many of us, but that's just the way their brains are wired. Now I don't know why you seem so hostile towards the Aspie/autistic community, but it seems to me that they are trying to focus on the more positive aspects of those wiring differences rather than the negative. So what exactly is your problem again?

Do you have "high functioning autism"? If not, then what's your point? Do you have a point besides attempting to insult a relatively innocuous group of people? If so, are you asking whether you should be proud of yourself or not? Surely that's for you to decide. I personally don't think you should be proud of yourself, but why take my word for it? I don't even know you.

I don't know if you have an ASD and are venting your frustration or are you expressing an opinion? I feel that if it is an opinion then you have no idea of how hurtful that opinion is. I feel that you need to learn to really understand all the dynamics before posting as this could be really hurtful to others. If you are venting and have an ASD, people will not judge you hope this helps

I do have autism/aspergers you idiots and yes I am fucking venting because I am not a savant and that's all the news media covers is the god blessed savants and thier super brain ability leaving out all the inportant info about those who have a mental illness and suffer from it!!!!!!!!!Happy you judgemental freaks?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

I'm not proud to be an Aspie.I am sufficiently "savant" in my professional field that my employer is forced to adapt to me rather than vice-versa. The disabilities of AS far outweigh any advantages. I just taught myself many years ago to keep other people at a distance and simply function day by day.