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Uh, guys, aren't autism and Asperger's very different things?

No. The latest consensus is Asperger's is essentially a specific form of high-functioning autism.

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?scri...rm=iso&tlng=en

Regarding the thread itself, why does it matter? I think more people than we'd like to admit -- and this includes *******s like Dr Stranglelove (he wonders why I'm offensive to him sometimes...) -- are afflicted by Aspergers or HFA in some respect. I've got a "mild" case of Asperger's myself, but I don't necessarily view it as a disability or something that needs to be fixed. Without it, I likely wouldn't have fixated on computers as a child to learn them as I did -- which is a major benefit to my life today. As people age, especially into the 20s, most of the major issues with Aspergers/HFA fall away for most people. We learn coping mechanisms or our brain chemistry changes to lessen the impact.

I don't know why you need to ask, or what you would do if it was confirmed. She seems to be doing okay (she has a boyfriend, she's going to university(?), so the only thing that can possibly come out of asking the question is potential offense on her behalf and the subsequent pigeonholing of her actions.