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What are some unique gifts that a person with Asperger's Syndrome has?

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Tony Attwood's and Carol Gray's "Discovery Criteria" describes people with Asperger's Syndrome in a positive way. So as not to infringe on copyright, I am only including a few brief phrases from it here, but links are provided below: "absolute loyalty", "unique perspective in problem solving", and "focused desire to maintain order and accuracy".

I have also included three links to parodies on neurotypicality, although some people could find them offensive, showing how certain neurotypical behaviors appear to be problems. These give different, negative perspectives on common behaviors, but might inspire thoughts on wording more positive views on Asperger's Syndrome - in contrast to the "flaws" of neurotypicality.

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