Sorry im gunna go off on one here...
This thread is pretty interesting, i don't know much about aspergers or any other conditions mentioned, but i personally think our emotions , ability to communicate and handle stress is so complicated, it's hard to diagnose and catogrise, except the more severe cases- which maybe are more biological. Alot of people have mild forms of this and that, mainly due to high anxiety, stress and difficultly with communication. also teenagers have the most anxiety and have a different perspective on live.
I remeber when i was younger, i used to count all the lights that i could see turned on, in people homes, that i could see from my bedroom window (if that makes sense, my grammer is pretty bad) i would do this 3 times, sometimes more, i would then check under my bed, behind curtains, in wardrobe ect.. i would then pray 3 times that i would not die in the night, to god. (i'm not even religous

) I also have a lock on my door, because i got so scared. still have the lock, more for privacy though. anyway..back then i thought nothing of it other than i was really scared of getting murdered.

now i realise, i had quite high anxiety and slight OCD, but i'm fine now, never had help and no one ever knew about it, what i'm trying to get is, we all have had, at some time, a symptom of some condition.
I also get called wierd ALOT, but its only because of the way i communicate. and ive had depression in my own way, i use to smash things across the room and completely trash it in rage, and cut myself, (but who hasnt

) tryed to overdose on an inhaler (does fuck all)

anyway, what i'm saying, is, ive never been labelled with anything (probliby as there wasnt anything wroung with me, and my mum has issues with going to the doctors), I've always thought it was just my personality..still do, when i was reading through this thread, i was thinking, ive got that too! its so easily done, because sometimes its not as simple as just have aspergers, depression ect
anyway i'm going to stop blabbing on about myself and my silly opionion-which will probliby change in the next hour.
I just find behaviour fascinating, my mum is learning about aspergers syndrome, behavioural problems and im going to stop myself before i start blabbing again
anyway, has anyone else had any rituals they did because they thought they would sorta die if they didnt..you know what i mean...

..intrested to hear