15 dating behaviors that don't work

Advice from a mainstreamish for-pay dating site here. ("Mainstreamish" because normals don't usually admit to using these.) Pretty good, and of course meant for normal and AS people alike. Notes for AS people: the appearance issue can be a problem but mostly, in AS people's case, not intentionally, and watch out for going overboard talking about your pet cause and crossing the line between honesty and rudeness.

And again check out free dating sites: they work!

How not to act after a breakup

Not all meltdowns include shouting and crying. It's still so AS it hurts.
Remember, as Roissy says, if it would embarrass you on the Jumbotron, don't say it.

Good news for AS dating

Your special interest might help you get and keep a girl.

Three rules for good living

Here. Never do anything to violate the life, liberty or property of another person. Take responsibility for yourself. Try to do some good for others. Note that they're not AS-specific.

Some extremely reasonable suggestions for "typical" parents, other family, and teachers on behalf of kids with AS

Here.

I read another version of this that said to remember that learning to act normal doesn't make you normal.

The children you didn't want

When I was a kid two news stories especially freaked me out, the 1976 Chowchilla kidnapping and, more so, this. Anybody who grew up with undiagnosed AS and parents driven to the edge by it understands.

According to widely reported court testimony, Sueanne Hobson saw Christen -- a special-education student who had adjustment problems at school and acted out at home -- as a threat to her two-year-old marriage to Ed Hobson.

Body Language 101

Acting confident isn't just an act: it changes your hormones so you really are more confident.

The God Test

Which of four kinds of God do you believe in, if any? I got "Critical," which seems to fit the frustration with life that many AS people feel.