Abby Normal Again
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I think his symptoms all appear to fit Aspergers. So what makes you think he was misdiagnosed? Assuming that what he was diagnosed with, since we don't even know that for sure.
I'd just like to continue to preface this as unqualified. I am not a mental health professional, merely a neuroscience major.
Primarily, the younger you go in reports of people who knew him, the more "normalized" they interpreted his behavior. In my unqualified experience, forms of HFA such as Aspergers tend to become easier to mask outwardly as children mature into adults and young adults. Especially if they are in school and receiving specific therapies. It's my impression that his symptoms seemed to intensify as he matured, which leads me to other neurological variances.
I do agree that certain symptoms line up, but that's the things about neurology- a lot of different inputs can result in the same output and vice versa. Only a qualified professional who worked with him for some time could adequately answer this question IMO. Which is why I am trying to tread carefully and speak without authority.