[Majic]

Ah, I know the self-diagnosis thing is a bit taboo. There's certainly a significant margin of error at large, no doubt about it. But, my faith in my judgment isn't without cause; beyond the fact these are the same neurological workings I've been studying at the professional level at school, that I have an exceptionally meticulous memory of childhood and adolescent peculiarities that match up really, really precisely with the (oftentimes generically explained) core aspects of autism, and I have a multi-year history of wildly atypical and paradoxical drug reactions that are perfectly explained by the altered neurological foundation of autism... I'm tempted to favor my own opinion on the matter. Seriously, if it weren't a behaviorally diagnosed condition made by glorified parrots exposed to the same damn material I'm immersed in, I wouldn't be wasting anyone's time making claims that require a subjective interpretation. If a Mensa transcending IQ, behavioral pattern recognition super powers and an obsessive fixation on cognitive abnormalities aren't the right tools to make the call, then what the hell are? Professional practitioners are only trained by the findings of the professional researchers and philosophers on their subjects. I couldn't give a damn about excuses or accommodations; I've already proven that I can kick everyone's ass in my academic interests without even trying. The ability to better understand my own mind, however, is priceless. The ability to apply years of hardcore self-analysis towards advancing autism management is even more valuable than that.

Haters r gonna hate, cuz they don't understand. If anyone really wants, I can throw out a Great Fucking Wall of Inane Text about my reasoning behind all this hubbub. And you all know I'll do it too, because I'm an unstoppable belligerent hypomaniac with little he would rather do with his time.

I'll even throw out a second big ass wall of text about the correlations I've noted between the prototypical addict and autistic personalities, and why I feel there's subsequent reason to investigate genetic/epigenetic similarities between the two, as well as how different cognitive treatments between the two neurological states could complement niche scenarios where traditional management techniques prove ineffective.

AND OH YEAH, the only reason I didn't rant about how stupid the word "Asperger's" sounds is because throwing "High-Functioning Autism" seems like an even easier way to twist minds with unnecessary stigma. Personally, I much prefer the latter diagnostic category. The DSM-5 is going to combine "Asperger's" into an overall spectrum of Autism severity anyway, so imho it's a matter of personal preference at this point.