>>11223323That's why it's called Asperger syndrome and not Asperger disease.
>where I displayed every symptom acutely but now I changed drastically and can qualify as just an introverted - but still quite successful in my academic routine - guyMost aspergians converge to the average once they grow up. Some aspergians even display above-average social skills. Now psychologists claim that they only mask their syndrome as if not any sort of social interaction in itself presupposes some masking. This is called pathologization.
>>11223462There's a certain threshold in "autistic" behavior traits above which you're eligible for being diagnosed with Autism because those personality traits may start hindering you and causing you personal distress. You were originally also supposed to be able to lose Autism diagnoses but now you either have it for life or not and once you have it, you're deemed less human.