No offense, Rocketpig, but I don't think you're qualified to decide what Asperger's is or isn't for a person in a blanket statement like that. Not even if you do have it, which it sounds like you don't. I find, in fact, that the worst people to consult on how to deal with Asperger's are the sorts who believe they understand it but do not have it; the smug sense of superiority that frequently accompanies such "knowledge" often leads them to believing that they understand it better than the people who have it. That is a logical folly of such a magnitude that it amazes me that anybody can participate in it with a clear conscience.
Like any state of mind, Asperger's can be positive or negative depending on the environment the subject in question is raised in. In my case, I have a mother and father who were determined to be good parents and be understanding of their children's unique abilities and limitations. They nurtured me so that the intellectual benefits of my Asperger's were a great asset, and the negative social aspects that come with it were minimized.
From what you're describing, you're referring to a low-functioning form of autism; Asperger's is high-functioning, and has very mild negative effects that are remarkably easy to counteract as long as there is a willingness on the behalf of the Aspie to do so. Indeed, the only particularly hard thing I have to deal with is making phone calls, and quite frankly, I think a lot of people have a tough time with that regardless of whether or not they're an Aspie.
