[qwertyas]

I am Asperger different myself. Was diagnosed last month, and I'm 28. The doctor told me that it isn't autism. It's different. It's no handicap, just that your brain work differently than so called "normal" people. The doctor I saw, is THE authority on autism and this kind of things. Autism and Asperger are two different parts of a group that they call TED in French TED mean: Troubles Envahissant du D?veloppement (more or less Invading development troubles in English) the third part is like a all you can eat buffet, as they class everything else there.

As I said, it's a difference, not an handicap. It's like driving a Subaru while everybody else drive a Toyota. Both cars can do the same things, but differently.

And I'm not so sure if your mom really want to help though, seems like she's in denial but don't be mad at her, it's difficult for parents sometimes to see when theirs kids are not "normal". I was diagnosed that late in my life, because when I was little, my kid sister had cerebral paralysis and was epileptic and my folks had to work REALLY hard with her so she could walk, talk and all those things, and for them, I seemed normal. Alone, but normal.

I don't know if people realize how difficult it is for us to friends and that kind of stuff. Right now, I don't even know if I'll ever have a girlfriend one day. But right now, it's not one of my short term goals though.