Asperber's

Our friends have a teenage son who they recently had screened for an autism spectrum disorder, formerly known as Asperger's. I've met him. He's a nice, if somewhat shy, boy. I would have never guessed there was anything “wrong” with him.

Me: He's thirteen. And they're just now diagnosing?

Austin: They suspected, but they didn't think it was serious and just now got it checked out.

Me: I think that's proof that autism has been around a long time and we just haven't been diagnosing it. Long before all this vaccine drama.

Austin: I think you're right.

Me: When I was a kid, kids didn't have ADHD. I mean, I know there are legitimate cases out there, but I think when I was a kid, parents put up with overactive children. Now parents medicate it. If they were pill crazy when I was a kid, I would have been diagnosed with ADHD. I don't think I have autism, but you know, I was anti-social as a kid. I could have been diagnosed with autism.

Austin: Nah, you're just a bitch.