Overheard phone covo with mom and brother

[gracetherein]

God. Mom is talking to my brother about the guy at school (he was depressed/anxious about things even his prof told him to go talk to a councilor) telling him he probably has Asperger's. Which mom has been trying to tell dad & I that he has since she found out what Asperger's is. Personally I DO NOT CARE but that's because he is my brother and he's

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[draegonhawke]

Mrh. Your brother is cool, and if he's not having problems with things, he shouldn't have to worry about them. Labels and diagnoses are useful if you want to find a community, or have a handy guide to what other people might have gone through/what helped them, but difference is not disorder, and it certainly doesn't need to be pinned down and labelled as such.