Asperger's often manifests differently in girls, for starters. Girls grow up in a world of social networks. This means they may be more likely than boys to learn social skills. BUT, they do not learn them intuitively, as most people do. They learn them the way most people learn to do algebra or build a birdhouse from a blueprint: first step A, then you do B, then you should get results C.
Of course you are right that lack of social skills != Aspergers. But it's not true that all Aspergers affected people are like your friend.
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Asperger's often manifests differently in girls, for starters. Girls grow up in a world of social networks. This means they may be more likely than boys to learn social skills. BUT, they do not learn them intuitively, as most people do. They learn them the way most people learn to do algebra or build a birdhouse from a blueprint: first step A, then you do B, then you should get results C.
Of course you are right that lack of social skills != Aspergers. But it's not true that all Aspergers affected people are like your friend.