I would say no. If it weren't for my AS, I would not have been through the emotional trials I have experienced. If it weren't for those emotional trials, I would have never come to be the more understanding, compassionate person I am today.

If it weren't for my AS, I wouldn't be as empathetic. I wouldn't know how to give people the benefit of the doubt. To be honest, though I hate my limitations, I love the person I've finally become because of it...