During my 20's, I heard about Asperger's Syndrome (AS), and my mom and her friends all think I have it, based on the history of my behavior. I asked a psychiatrist to research that, and he said that I met enough of the criteria to have it in the past, but that I presently do not meet enough of the criteria to be designated as having AS. I don't know what to make of that, because I read that the condition is supposed to be permanent. I guess I learned good coping skills from all the therapy I had throughout my life. Regardless, I am still socially inept, and I still meet the Aspie criteria of having an excessive interest to the exclusion of all else. For me, that is Dragon Quest. No video game series interests me nearly as much as that one.
