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I have ADHD-- it is nothing nearly so severe as AS, but I can definitely see where you're going with the "but you're so normal!" from people. I'm sorry, my PET scan came up with low glucose activity, and my behavior is positive for ADHD. People that really have this problem (or ADD) have more or less learned to cope and pretend to be normal by my age. Or these people don't know me very well, and they don't know how much work it is to actually accomplish anything-- even routine chores. They don't see me go to do laundry and wander out of the room to stare at the wall, or anything else that might just be considered "absent-mindedness."

I admit that I don't know much about Asperger's, but I know where you're coming from at least on the normalcy issue. But "nobody's normal" has to be the silliest "everyone is a unique snowflake!" piece of tripe I've ever heard. Standard deviation exists because there is a norm. I really think that's something to ensure that nobody's feelings get hurt. *snort*