So here's a basic relationship update(since Alan is kinda the biggest deal in my life right now) and one of my current favorite things
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I've considered the possibility of vague Aspergers, but he doesn't really fit any other symptoms. He can emotionally empathize and does so very well, and definitely has a sense of mind and self. It's the big, overarching rules that he doesn't compute. For instance, I always thought he had some kind of strange fetish because he so easily accepted my gender identity without having any transsexual people in his family. It's just that he instantly understood it on a personal level, with absolutely NO concept of the big societal "this is how people are supposed to be".
Interestingly, his younger brother is diagnosed as autistic but seems a little similar. He got the diagnosis because of his troubles with language - he's 4 and can only say a few words at a time. But he's incredibly emotional and friendly and loves making eye contact, which doesn't match up.
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Interestingly, his younger brother is diagnosed as autistic but seems a little similar. He got the diagnosis because of his troubles with language - he's 4 and can only say a few words at a time. But he's incredibly emotional and friendly and loves making eye contact, which doesn't match up.
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