I ended up getting officially diagnosed with AS last summer, which was a very difficult moment for me because it dramatically changed my perceptions about my life at the time. For a time I started thinking that I was not good at things because of natural talent, but rather that some disease had made it possible. I was depressed for a while until I ended up getting over it.
But... truth is, I don't think my case is particularly severe, or even that big of a problem. Sure, I didn't have a good social record back in High School, but that has dramatically changed. Sure I have extremely narrow interests and do not care in the slightest about anything else, but I don't really see this as a problem. The only severe consequence of my AS is that is seriously hinders me in the job market, since there are so many careers that I simply wouldn't be able to deal with, specifically ones that involve the public or dealing with large numbers of people. But... that might have more to do with my significant level of introversion than anything else.
What AS does for me however, in some ways, far outweighs the costs. Unlike a large majority of people who have AS, I have above average intelligence (some call it genius-level). Since I have effectively taken control of it, I am able to use it to channel all of my focus and energy on a specific task or objective. It gives me a significant advantage whenever I choose to apply that energy. It has allowed me to write first-class research papers in University quickly and efficiently. It has allowed me to accumulate enormous amounts of knowledge about a subject in a very short period of time, making my learning speed something worthy of envy (if I actually care about the subject). It has also allowed me to put in extreme amounts of effort in dealing with personal concerns, most notably personal conflicts or direct threats to my person. My life is peaceful and free of conflict largely because those that try to disrupt that end up facing an all-consuming fanatic with limitless energy that ultimately becomes too overwhelming for anyone to deal with.
AS isn't something I really like much. It is a demon, in alot of ways. But... I am it's master, rather than the other way around.