The Things We Learn When We Least Expect It.

I have a cousin who is a low functioning Autisic and will probably eventually wind up in a home when he's older. Right now he's only 4 soon to be 5 in June. When his parents took him to a specialist to be diagnosed his father told the doctor about me--how I'm highly intelligent but don't like to be around people, that I like some things to be the same, I live with my parents, etc. etc. The doctor suggested that I had asperger's syndrome which is a mild form of autism and quite rare but this doctor was pretty sure that's what I had since my cousin describe me in detail and had given the doctor enough info to make an educated guess. I looked it up, as did my mother and we both at the same time thought "that's me, that is really me." I found some books on the subject and plan to do some more research and maybe go to a doctor even though I can't afford it. (don't get me started) But it does explain how my whole life I was socially awkward and intelligent and how I liked certain routines and felt more comfortable by myself than with other people. I'm gonna try to keep this updated as much as possible to check my progress. I'll also find out more about my cousin.