Here's an article exploring the idea that Michelangelo may have had Asperger's Syndrome. Now, it may be interesting in a trivial way, but what is the big deal. According the the online Asperger's website, Asperger sufferers have;

By definition, those with AS have a normal IQ and many individuals (although not all), exhibit exceptional skill or talent in a specific area. Because of their high degree of functionality and their naiveté, those with AS are often viewed as eccentric or odd and can easily become victims of teasing and bullying. While language development seems, on the surface, normal, individuals with AS often have deficits in pragmatics and prosody. Vocabularies may be extraordinarily rich and some children sound like "little professors." However, persons with AS can be extremely literal and have difficulty using language in a social context.

To me, Asperger's does not sound like a debilitating mental illness, and may actually be an advantage in some circumstances. So why is the mental health profession wasting time with a mild mental state? I don't have much experience in psychiatry, so could any reader with a stronger background please explain it to me?