Are you proud of having Autism.

[Dylanperr]

I love being Autistic.

 

[Mary Anne]

I love being Autistic.

Can you explain why? Not everyone feels that way.

 

[Bolletje]

I don’t experience a sense of pride about something I have no active hand in. I didn’t choose how I was born, so it makes no sense to me to feel pride for that.
I’m proud of my own accomplishments.

 

[OlLiE]

i love being me, i don't need to be proud of being autistic

 

[Nervous Rex]

It’s okay. I don’t view it as a proud or ashamed thing. It’s just a thing to accept and deal with.

Now that I know about it, I’m learning to cope with the downsides. And I’ve taken too much advantage of the upsides to back out now.

 

[SusanLR]

Not proud. It is what it is.
Just how I was born.
There is fear of rejection if I tell people.
Also have anxiety/panic disorder and depression.
I try to keep people from knowing that, too.
Doctors or psych are only ones I talk with on those subjects.

 

[Progster]

No. I can only feel pride for my achievements, and having Aspergers is something that happened to me and which I didn't choose, so it's not a personal achievement.

Neither can I say that I'm ashamed of it - it is what it is, and I am who I am.

 

[Gracey]

I don’t know that I would call it pride?

Learning to accept that things aren’t as they once seemed and adapting.
Taking apart a view of myself and rebuilding it to include new information.
Having the confidence to think I am still okay.

I don’t know if there’s a word that describes all of that?

 

[Fridgemagnetman]

I don’t know if there’s a word that describes all of that?

Gracey.

 

[Catana]

No. That's like being proud that I have brown hair. My general impression, and I recognize that not everyone feels that way, is that "Pride," as something you feel about whatever you happen to be, is primarily a political thing, or a psychological way to protecting yourself from negative responses to who or what you are, or a way of boosting a weak ego.

Yeah, that's probably pretty pedantic, but I don't see the question as being properly addressed by "yes" or "no."

 

[Voltaic]

What traits in me can be attributed to autism, and not just me being an individual? Sure, there are the stereotypical autistic traits, but I wouldn't be proud of headbanging or melting down. It is called a disability for a reason.

Would I be happy for the positive traits? Yes, but I don't think it makes up for the bad.

 

[tducey]

I don't mind it. I do wish I were NT sometimes but things are the way they are for me and I make the best of the situation.

 

[AO1501]

I don't feel proud of it in any way. As others have said, it is what I was born as, and I had no hand in being it.

What I am proud of, is how I use some of the talents being on the spectrum has given me, because that has been a practical choice I have made.

I certainly don't see being on the spectrum as a disability, despite the fact it is sometimes a little challenging, but I am quite happy for people to know if I have any interaction where deficits might be apparent, and otherwise puzzling or likely to be misinterpreted.

What I am is happy that I am on the spectrum, because I am happy being me.

 

[the_tortoise]

Yes, but more in the sense of rbelieving that being autistic is just as worthy of celebration as being non-autistic. In the sense of not being ashamed, wanting to be who I am instead of wanting to be someone I'm not.

 

[SplendidSnail]

Interesting question. ASD is a part of who I am. Some aspects of it certainly make my life more challenging, but I wouldn't want to "cure" it because that would change who I am.

I wouldn't say I'm "proud" of it, but not embarrassed either.

 

[Ezra]

It's just a disability to me like my dyspraxia. I get occupational therapy for one and physical therapy for the other.

 

[onlything]

Hm, to me it would be like being proud of being born or having hands. I don't love nor hate it. It's not something I've done. It's just me and although it gives me problems from time to time, I wouldn't exchange it for being 'normal'.

 

[Mr Allen]

In some ways I'm OK with being Aspie, others not so.

Being on the spectrum means I can't get a job, am still single at 42, and am still a virgin (and no, that doesn't mean I work for old man Branson)

 

[Judge]

I was born this way. So I don't really have a genuine way of comparing being Neurodiverse to being Neurotypical. Must be my Aspie logic getting in the way.

I can only tell you that I try to do the best to live as I am. Which admittedly just doesn't always pan out favorably for me.

 

[As sweet as-pie]

I'm proud of it in pretty much the same way someone would be proud of their sexuality. It's a fundamental part of me that I can't change so I might as well be proud of it. It makes me who I am.