yes, i was going to say the same thing, Sue....i feel so much better having found this website, knowing i'm not alone with my struggles every day. i mean, my husband is a great support to me, but he doesn't have AS and doesn't really understand what it's like to live in this body. i think only others with AS would really be able to understand.
i think the original poster wasn't necessarily trying to be rude. the way that he phrased it was trying to be diplomatic. problem is that it's still basically like poking a stick into a hornet's nest, no matter how you say what he said. i guess i kind of feel like if someone has a problem with the essential premise of the board, then why come here at all? (the essential premise being that it's a bunch of people with AS trying to relate, find support, give support, and basically get through this life with sanity intact). it's okay to question things, but it really is a basic human instinct to want to share with others who are going through the very same things....it's not hypochondria or munchausen's at all!
