about Asperger’s Syndrome yet. I just started studying it. I think I must have a mild condition. I don’t have a lot of the symptoms that people say are emblematic of the disorder. I’ve read that Aspies frequently don’t look people in the eye, often speak in a monotone, and as children tend to be clumsy and lack coordination.

I was always quite coordinated, I have lots of inflection in my voice, and I am capable of looking people in the eye, though I don’t as often as most people do.

What tipped my therapist that I have AS is that I tend to go to extremes with my statements, and tend to offend people all the time without realizing how I’ve done it. Also, I don’t pick up on social cues and have hardly ever been able to maintain friendships.

I do care about people, but it doesn’t seem to come out in a way that they understand. I feel all the time like I’m scared. I’m afraid I’m always breaking some incomprehensible rule, and am going to get in trouble for something I didn’t know I was doing wrong. It happens to me far too often for that to be simple paranoia.

I don’t know how to get in touch with other Aspies in my area. Do you know of any online sites where I can discuss this condition with others?

If there is a silver lining in this, it is the thought that maybe I won’t be so alone in my confusion and frustration anymore.