Do your parents understand you and your AS?

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My mother understand and says "That makes a lot of sense" when I explain my symptoms and Asperger's. My sister is genuinely accepting and says all the time "Did you just take that literally?" They both made fun of me for a strange text message I sent, I was trying to be funny but my sister called me a little bugger...and my mom said to her it must be the Asperger's...also when my brother was accusing me of being gay (He is gay) because I dress nice and haven't had a girlfriend in a long time (Don't want one!) I had to explain to my mom that I was just anti-sexual/straight and that I thought having a girlfriend was pointless. My mom said he she figured it was because of Asperger's.

So yes my family has been accepting and understanding and I love them to death.

Nope. They both think that my needs are the same as my brother who is also on the spectrum (they're not) and that there's very little wrong with me.

When I've responded in this thread in the beginning, they didn't really understand all that much. They were still waiting for me to be the proper NT female who never came, and they were also expecting me to live in the present. I've sent them a G-mail a week ago, telling them that I need for them to accept me as I am and not for what I could be or should be. I've also told them that I didn't wish to be cured of my AS and I felt that autism should be celebrated. The last thing that I've mentioned was that I was listening to my niece's station which is all Top 40, so that I'd be able to connect with her as she got older, while staying true to my Mod ways. They're able to understand me and my AS now.

My mum also came to the realization that I was never one to like the newest things after a certain age and year and that she doesn't expect me to listen to the latest music.

I think it's also got something to do with the magazine that I was apprehensive about asking for as a present, because the magazine was related to a special interest of mine, due to the way that I was raised in the special interest department as well that she was able to read between the lines.

Mine don't understand and they aren't supportive even though I've officially been diagnosed. I'm kinda on my own and its pretty hard considering I'm living at their house as they yell at me a lot, and have little respect for me. Thankfully I've got a few people on here to talk to.

They think they do but its on a surface level.Neither of them really understand that I'm different in a fundanmental way(maybe my dad, he has similar isssues and actually read a book on AS).Like when I sit in the basement all day researching and playing video games they assume I need to more socialization when really I just want to be left alone.They dont understand that my stimming is a an unconscious action.They dont understa how bad my social anxiety is and make me feel bad about my issues without realizing it.

but they love me unconditionally and have done alot for me.I mean there willness to fight the school system is why I was diagnosed in the first place