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Both kids are actually 6. When he sat us down to tell us, the 8/10 is how he described it to us in laymans terms, adding the "high-functioning". Knowing what little we know, he DID seem high-functioning, until I had a talk recently with the friends mom.

Now I'm feeling for my brother and nephew. I don't know why they are hiding this from us, but that is unrelated.

Yes, I'm wondering about high-functioning, which sadly, I'm realizing my nephew isn't. :([/quote]

He is not lying! Your nephew really is high-functioning. From what we do know and how your brother has described him he will grow up just fine and hopefully be able to hold down a job and take care of himself. He'll be able to cross the street by himself and probably live independently. Kids who are more lower functioning may not be able to do all these things.

Since you have a family member with the condition and want to know more I would suggest you check out the movie or book "Life Animated" and the movie "Aspergers Are Us." Between the two movies you'll get a sense of the different kinds of ways it presents. IRL I do know kids with a diagnosis who are much less "different" than those on the Aspergers movie so that's something to keep in mind.

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/magazine/reaching-my-autistic-son-through-disney.html[/quote]

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