I'd also suggest that Asperger's is inherently flattering to some degree: it inherently implies you're smart, and capable in some field. ('Yes, I can't understand people but that's not my fault, I have Asperger's, which also means I'm smarter than you.')

I've had more than a few people with Asperger's tell me that it's correlated with higher intelligence in a manner implying that it's something for them personally to be proud of, and I've always found it extremely frustrating.

If in order to convince people you're smart you find yourself needing to tell people "I'm in X demographic associated with smartness," you're not that smart.