Actually it tees me off when people tell me I'm not my "disorder", that AS is something on the side that is icky and not part of me. That I should embrace the HEALTHY parts.

UGH.

I love the aspieness about myself. Sometimes it does get in the way like it can cut both ways. Being sensitive can give me cheap kicks and feeds my creativity. But it also feeds my worry and anxiety. If I didn't have that aspieness, OK fine I probably would not have anxiety, but I would not have my art and writing either. I have a pretty high IQ because my AS, do I really want to make it drop because it is part of a "disorder"? Having aspergers is sort of not being centered like most people are, with no real talents but no real suffering, but having extremes to both sides.

I accept that. It is part of neurology. No pain no gain.