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what are some things that you LOVE about being an aspie?

I have the same thing, chuckintime. Sometimes when there's a problem everyone around me will be freaking out and just reacting emotionally, but I'll be calm and thinking about it, and often I can see a solution or at least something they can try to do to fix it. A recent example of this was a few weeks ago, when I had been using my brothers' desktop computer and accessed my own files via my external hard drive, and one morning it booted up improperly, saying Windows had failed to start and that a hardware or software change might be the cause. I looked at the screen and noted that it was the same screen my laptop had showed when booting from the Windows 7 disc instead of the (dead) hard drive. My brother said, "You're kidding," and just stared at me for like 10-15 seconds - the most awkward ones of my life because I knew he would react even more dramatically if I said I wasn't kidding, even though I wasn't, so I didn't know what to do or say. Then I looked down at the tower and noticed that my external hard drive was still plugged in. The error message had mentioned a hardware change possibly being the culprit, so I used common sense and unplugged it. After that the computer started to work properly. My brother said I'd been "lucky," but none of us had been, since there was nothing really wrong with the computer; I'd just not known that it doesn't like to boot with another hard drive plugged in.
I HATE when people invest their time and energy in dramatic emotional reactions to a problem instead of attempts to fix it! It's useless and only makes things worse, especially if they're reacting too loudly to hear someone offering a solution. It's terrible in my family especially. It's like their brains clog up and they can't think logically, but they keep talking anyway and then the air gets clogged too. I'm really glad I'm not like that.
Other things I like are sensory experiences being amplified (well, I like the good ones anyway), the ability to retain a lot of information about whatever I'm interested in, and loving things other people would only like.
 
What a lovely positive question to ask and for us to focus on. Thankyou
I identify and agree with all the ones I have read so far so have stopped clicking on like
For me honesty, not being a gossiper and engaging in the" he said she said" type conversations, supreme focus and concentration, stickablilty,
reliability, querky sense of humour, loyalty, ability to think up different solutions to problems, get things done efficiently and quickly and not a drama enjoyer or creator.

Whilst I have you here what is your advice about telling close friends and family about being aspie. I have received invite to a very old friend's 60th birthday and just can't face it just thinking about going makes me all tight in the chest and edgy. But I don't want to hurt her feelings but I am sick of pretending in big social occasions I am a one on one person. Any advice would be appreciated
 
Hearing or noticing things other people do not. Seeing patterns in different things. Having weird interests. Having a high IQ :wink:. Winning at memory or scrabble every time :yum:! Being social is more difficult, but I can cope with it.
 
That I never was attracted to watching other people play sports.

Because my brain is so active that I am almost never bored.

And I have the Aspie Superhero Power of Hyperfocus and concentration! :D
 
I am not sure if I am an aspie, but I do seem to think differently from most people.
Some things I like about the way I think are:
  • The ability to not get caught up in celebrity culture. Sure, I still know the gossip through osmosis, but I really don't care.
  • Viewing human social constructs as an outsider. To me things like nations and money are no more real than faeries or trolls. While I see the practical applications of these concepts I am capable of rising above them and realizing that they are merely tools.
  • I don't like to brag or claim that my vocabulary is terribly exceptional but I do enjoy flexing my lexicon.
  • Having an idea set off a cascade of neurons. I suddenly become a hyper-lucid, logorrheous font of knowledge. Most people don't seem to appreciate the deluge of "useless" information, but I certainly enjoy it.
  • Being able to delve very deep into a subject that interests me.
  • Thoroughly entertaining myself by drumming on my chest and dancing around the house the house to the symphony of my imagination.
 
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