As most of you know, my 13 yr old son has Aspergers. There is so much on the net to help out with this syndrome, here is a link with FAQ's about it, and how it relates to Autism
(sorry, haven't figured out how to do that thing where a link just looks like click here)
Hitting puberty has been awful for him, but we are dealing with it as best as possible.
Grellis, you asked how he was diagnosed. When he was about 1 1/2 yrs old, I knew something was wrong. He was not walking, not talking other than just saying the same word over and over again- nuga- and he was unable to parallel play. We thought it was because of chronic ear infections he had, luckily, I had a wonderful doctor who listened to me when I said, "he looks right through me like I am not even there" we got him to a child psychologist, and he diagnosed Pervasive Developmental Disorder... at age 2.5. When he was 9 he was reclassified as Aspergers.
Sarasota, I have no problems with him at school, he gets great grades... he has no friends...
My daughter's school mates just let my daughter keep to herself but at least they weren't rude to her as far I as know. She's had one friend her entire life, another girl on the spectrum who since left the area. Never had a date either. As one of her mentors told me, I am her "life partner" and I've assumed that role in trying to help her find ways to become more social. Going to a clinic for communicative disorders at a local college has help enormously over the last three years. She works with students from the department who have structured her dialogue so she knows what to say. I know it sounds strange, but she needs a script--and once she has it, she knows what to say.