After having been on this forum for a week I've got the impression is that nobody, neither us nor doctors <i>really</i> understand what Asperger is.
There seems to be a cause - namely a neurological cause (X).
And certain symptoms (Y1, Y2, Y3 etc.) seem to correlate with each other and seem to correlate with the neurological cause.
But how is the equation? If you denote "leads to" as >> and "may lead to" as >
is it then for example:
X >> Y1
X >> Y2
X >> Y3
etc
or is it
X > Y1
X > Y2
X > Y3
etc
or is it
X >> Y1 > Y2
X >> Y1 > Y3
etc
And if there only is a "may lead to" what are the covariates in the relationship?
And in the 3rd set of equations, which symptom is the primary symptom Y1 and which are merely potential follow up symptoms?
I guess these questions are all unanswered so far, right?
You may wonder why I bother. The fact is that I'm uncertain of myself, I might be an Aspie or not, and being uncertain of what Asperger is doesn't really take away my uncertainty.
Then you might say, get yourself an official diagnosis. But if Asperger is not clear in itself, I would just as well feel uncomfortable with a diagnosis (either positive or negative).
Do you understand?
In order to compensate for all this doubt I'll also post another subject with a more positive contribution. After all I remain optimistic.