The more I think about it, the more likely I think it is that my father has Aspergers. Not a man of textbook "standard intelligence" he is however very successful with what he applies himself to and usual rises to the top, such as when he used to be a prominent manger of a grocery store chain in Iowa and now he is very successful at selling insurance. He also got in trouble at his first job and eventually fired because of internal company politics. I believe he long ago figured out how to adapt to the social environment. He's good at formal language and selling a pitch, but he has few to no close friends, which extends back to his childhood. He doesn't have many stories. He also remained mostly single until he was 27. And the intensity of his interests rivals my own, his love of REM, Steven King, and sappy Kevin Cosner films. He collects that stuff like crazy, or he used to anyways, been pretty depressed the last few years with the divorce and the major job change. He is pretty ridged in his thinking, although he's not a standard republican, he's got what might be considered by some to be odd ideas. I'm almost certain that I inherited it from him, but I'll never bring it to him, he's not one for labels and getting help. He has gone through some rough times, but he seems content, so why stir the pot now. My older brother may have it as well, but hes never very enthused about me having gotten a diagnosis so I'll just leave him alone as well.