Quote Originally Posted by iCandiBallPythons View Post
You have to understand that Aspergers is not as cut and dry as alot of people may think. It is a very very broad spectrum, and we are all very different. I don't believe that there can be a "status queue." Aspergers, just because one may have a particular trait doesn't mean the next 5 in line will have the same exact trait. The spectrum can vary greatly from person to person. For example, with what you spoke about "the weakness" part of your post, I always make direct eye contact with someone, and I understand non verbal communication extremely well. Also Autism and Aspergers, contrary to popular belief are 2 different worlds.
Asperger's syndrome is no more than a title, can't be determined by science and therefore can't be cut and dried. But the fact remains that Hans Asperger coined this term in 1944 when he identified a strata of what at that time was considered the Autistic Spectrum and he wanted to separate it because of the lesser severity of symptoms and the expectation that these children could lead normal lives in comparison the typical autistic child. The traits that I mentioned are the typical identifying traits along with ticks of varying kinds. The traits usually are found in varying degrees within family groups and appears to be genetic. It runs in my family and I have some of the traits. If you think that are in a position to lecture me on the subject after I have read about it, observed it and lived it for 57 years go right ahead. As skiploader noted a peculiar sense of humor is also a trait.