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    RedHotz: Ok I don't know if anyone will read this or not as it is officially the weekend now and it is 2am my time. I have dealt with the mental health issue m... more »
    maggeimerc: I only learned about Asperger's when I began working for a woman who had it. I'm now a big fan of knocking down internet nerds who self diagnose it (a... more »
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    Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: ...girls may be egregiously obsessed with horses or books. Lisa Simpson...the face of Aspergers. more »
    Ipomoea: girls may be egregiously obsessed with horses or books So... me? I was also diagnosed with depression at an early age and later, ADD (but that one I d... more »
    Raspberry Swirly: Funny story about me--I didn't know what the hell Asperger's was until my fixation with mental disorders led me to research the crap out of it for a c... more »
    Mafalda para Presidente: These diagnoses are always so confusing and interesting to me because it seems there are a lot of blurry lines between what can be considered normal a... more »
    girlgonemild: It's a spectrum, right? Like ADD, there's a lot of grey area between "has the disorder" and "perfectly normal". My extended family includes someone ... more »
    GinoGaloobaloop: Is it wrong that I instantly thought of Mallory from The Babysitters Club when I read the description? more »
    Kenyakarma: Who doesn't love horses and books? more »
    TheGintheCity: @SouthernSatine says ROLL TIDE!: Maybe you can answer this: I was really surprised to see Jenny McCarthy trumpeting about that her son was "cured" of ... more »
    Adah: Does it bother anyone else that anyone who is a little different now has to be slapped with a label? Used to be that people were just sometimes a litt... more »
    funnyface: Interesting stuff. I have a sister with Autism, and it's become super clear to me that these disorders are often much harder on girls than on boys, b... more »
    southernbitch: i am pretty much 90% sure that the last boy i dated had aspergers. he loves machines, physics, fixing cars. CANNOT have a conversation, a loving rel... more »
    Flackette Goes Retro: Well, these criteria are pretty broad. I was obsessed with books, ponies and many other things but I'm pretty sure I'm not Asperger's. I am less sure,... more »
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    Doctors Often Overlook Asperger's Diagnosis In Girls