Writing for an Aspie Audience

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I believe I already posted a similar topic to this, but here goes.

I'm working on writing a series of short stories. I'm really excited about the project!

I would like to, as much as possible, target the stories towards an audience of young people (preteens, teens, and young adults, or even gifted elementary-age youngsters) who have asperger's syndrome or other psychological conditions.

What advice can you give me about reaching an aspie audience? I can give you some general information about the characters and plot if you like.

The protagonist and hero of the story is an oucast. He is totally different from anyone he will ever meet. We won't find out the exact cause until the end of the series, or so I hope. If possible, I even plan to make it so that the audience infers what is happening, but the protagonist does not fully understands it. He is never explicitly stated as having Asperger's or any other psychological condition, but it will be obvious by the way he acts that something is abnormal.

Asperger's and the autism spectrum will not be explicitly referred to or addressed, but I intend to make the stories such that it will deal with things that are relevant to a young Aspie population.