We talk a lot about the negative symptoms of ASD or aspergers, but there can be some positive effects as well. Here are some of mine:
1. The ability to completely ignore things that don't interest me. This saves lots of time and allows more time to pursue the things that are most important to me. There is so much garbage in the world that wastes people's time and gets them sidetracked from the goals and values. An aspie can cut right through that. Marketers probably don't like aspies because we are very rarely convinced to buy something based on an advertisement. Personally, I usually ignore most commercials whenever I watch TV. The fact that we can ignore things is also very beneficial in the information age that we live in. There is so much information on the internet, but a good portion is inaccurate, so we can cut through the garbage to find what we are looking for.
2. The ability to separate myself from much of our societies poor habits. I don't care if I don't follow societal norms because I already don't fit in so I may as well just be myself. Our world has numerous problems and many could be prevented if people would just make better decisions. But many people fall into the trap of making poor choices as a result of trying to fit in with society. For example, eating fast food is the norm, not the exception here in the U.S. as is many other unhealthy lifestyle choices like lack of exercise. Health is an area that is very important to me. I get very angry when I see how terribly some people treat their bodies when they were so blessed to be born healthy and with a typical brain. Of course, many NT's are very health conscious, and I know a lot of the unhealthiness is a result of personal economic factors, but I feel that aspies have an advantage to purse healthy habits IF a healthy lifestyle is important to them.
3. The ability to focus for an extremely long time on a single task. This may be my favorite superpower. It allows me to grind through a ton of work in a short amount of time.
I know I have more items to add to this list, but I can't seem to come up with them right now. What are some of your positive effects of being an aspie?
1. The ability to completely ignore things that don't interest me. This saves lots of time and allows more time to pursue the things that are most important to me. There is so much garbage in the world that wastes people's time and gets them sidetracked from the goals and values. An aspie can cut right through that. Marketers probably don't like aspies because we are very rarely convinced to buy something based on an advertisement. Personally, I usually ignore most commercials whenever I watch TV. The fact that we can ignore things is also very beneficial in the information age that we live in. There is so much information on the internet, but a good portion is inaccurate, so we can cut through the garbage to find what we are looking for.
2. The ability to separate myself from much of our societies poor habits. I don't care if I don't follow societal norms because I already don't fit in so I may as well just be myself. Our world has numerous problems and many could be prevented if people would just make better decisions. But many people fall into the trap of making poor choices as a result of trying to fit in with society. For example, eating fast food is the norm, not the exception here in the U.S. as is many other unhealthy lifestyle choices like lack of exercise. Health is an area that is very important to me. I get very angry when I see how terribly some people treat their bodies when they were so blessed to be born healthy and with a typical brain. Of course, many NT's are very health conscious, and I know a lot of the unhealthiness is a result of personal economic factors, but I feel that aspies have an advantage to purse healthy habits IF a healthy lifestyle is important to them.
3. The ability to focus for an extremely long time on a single task. This may be my favorite superpower. It allows me to grind through a ton of work in a short amount of time.
I know I have more items to add to this list, but I can't seem to come up with them right now. What are some of your positive effects of being an aspie?