Is it normal that my friend wants to have asperger's syndrome?

Maybe she wants to fit in with you? If she likes you, she might want to know how you feel, or to establish some common ground between the two of you.

However, the problem is lack of education. On TV, we see 100s of AS sufferers achieving great things, and they often cite their illness for helping them to think in different ways to other people. What we don't see are the 99% of AS sufferers who face huge difficulties in overcoming the disorder. When we don't know that most AS sufferers have a harder life than non-sufferers, it is no wonder that people often see AS as a desirable thing.

Your "friend" probably wants to have AS so that she can feel "unique" or "special". Another potential reason could be that she wishes she had a psychological condition to blame bad behavior on (as a lot of people tend to do on the Internet).

Maybe she's trying to make you feel better but is doing it wrong

That's kinda effed up

It's not funny and I don't like idiots joking about it. Struck a raw nerve. I'm going to shut up before I go off on one.

The grass is always greener on the other side

I was diagnosed w autism and almost every answer i get as to what it is is different so i really dont know what it is even though i guess i have it.

wtf is wrong with your friend???

I have a friend who says she kinda wishes she had it so she could blame her awkwardness on that...I just give her a blank stare to let her know she is being awkward. I think some people like that don't really understand what it really is or they wouldn't say that. It's sorta like in elementary school when one kid breaks his leg and everyone pays him a ton of attention and another kid says they wanna break their leg, too. But they don't realize that casts itch, u can't play at recess and crutches are a pain in the butt...as well as the armpits...not even close to the same situation, but I was trying to make a point. just be a good friend and maybe she'll realize that she doesn't need a disorder to make her special.

I saw a TV programme that said normal intelligent people could never win the Nobel prize for Maths etc. The winners of genius prizes must have AS, so maybe she wants some genius to rub off on her.

You know, dump her. It doesn't matter if you don't have friends (or a lot) because I don't have a lot nor AS and and I'm content.