Bingo, I just saw your posts and mine was the same reaction. Of course I dx’ed her the first time she appeared on the stage.
And asperger’s isn’t actually helped by any medication. But real, it is. My son has genius IQ and notices many things other people do not. He is extremely competent in difficult things but not so much in simple ones that the rest of us don’t even realize are “talents,” like social skills and sense of direction, etc. and the inflexibility makes life so much harder - for them and us, right?? Still, I wouldn’t want to live in a world without all of these delightful quirky people!
So my daughter does have a brain injury. She acts a lot like Asperger kids.
I think the main way to tell is through an MRI.
I don’t think anyone can diagnose.
It’s good to know the difference because treatment is different.