A sincere yet admittedly wierd question

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I'm not saying something happened or did'nt happen, but I don't think you can extract the above from his statement. I personally know of people, who by all accounts are not on the spectrum, who engage in hand gestures that could be misconstrued. Especially if one accepts the rest of the description of the educational institution, then I would'nt rule out a deliborate "mis-interperation".

We have no way of knowing if OP's family was in a position to carry out such a hypothetical lawsuit, or if they were aware of such an event inside the relevant statute of limitations. We also don't know if this was in records that were held seperate from records that OP would have had access to at the time.

I believe that OP was refering to the accusation ruining his chance to return to a "mainstream" educational enviroment, not college.

Please don't let the abuse you suffered from others prevent you from greatness. Most great people suffered in one way or another, and their adversity actually made them stronger because their dreams were more important. Does it make it more difficult? Yes. Does it set you back? Yes.

I'd suggest you look at the biographies (either video or internet or books) of some of the great people who were thought to have Aspergers or other adversities. They were not treated well either. Nikola Tesla comes to mind, because I read the book about him, "Man Out of Time". He was mistreated even through his adulthood (even by other "celebrities" like Edison and Westinghouse). It meant he never got the credit (and money) he deserved for many things he did, and it meant he could have been an even greater man than he was because of the ways he was held back -- nevertheless, he was a very great man indeed, and even this forum wouldn't exist without the work he did.

I think of men like Turing, who died of suicide because he was persecuted for being gay. I think of Einstein, who was told he'd never graduate. Glancing at George Washington Carver's bio, looks like he was kidnapped at a young age and they tried to sell him back into slavery and none of the schools would even have him because he was black. (He was thought to be aspie, too.) If you go learn about the lives of these celebrities, you'll find they rarely had an easy time of it, and in many cases overcame impossible odds to achieve what they did.

I'm not great (yet), but I had an abusive first grade teacher who gave me scars that I'm still trying to overcome (I'm 38). I'm not letting that stop me from pursuing my creative dreams with all the vigor I can muster.

If you have a dream inside you, don't let anyone stop you. Is it more difficult? Yes, very much. But with as much talent and intelligence as it sounds like you have, that means you'll find ways to overcome it, and come out all the better.