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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You say he’s always had difficulty making friends, and the lack of social awareness, not picking up on social cues, makes one consider autism spectrum.  Another common thing is focusing on one thing and talking about it endlessly.

I have an adult son who was diagnosed with Aspbergers, when that was a diagnosis.  And he’s very much like what you describe.

So the being gay isn’t the problem with making and keeping friends, it just could be what he’s super-focused on right now and not picking up that no one wants to hear about one topic constantly. [/quote]

Correct. Also, it's now becoming well-known that the kids with different gender identities than their birth gender are more likely to be on the autism spectrum than others. I think it's because they seek out meaning and do not feel bound by social expectations in the same way as neurotypical children. But perhaps in the future we will actually find genes that associate an autism spectrum disorder with propensity for gender morphism.

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