I've seen a wide variety of unique and distinguishing behavior in high-functioning autists such as those with Aspergers. Muted empathy, resistance to non-verba

I've seen a wide variety of unique and distinguishing behavior in high-functioning autists such as those with Aspergers. Muted empathy, resistance to non-verbal cues, unusally strong emotional responses to unexpected events, etc. I don't think it's quite fair for you to label these "flaws". I think "challenges" is a more useful term. I know these behaviors can be very difficult to deal with, but I've also been amazed at some powerful abilities that seem unique to high-functioning autism, and which possibly go hand-in-hand with the challenges.