It is funny though, considered a retard at a spesh school and now going to college to do a bachelor's degree in multimedia. I'm even aiming to keep on going and get a master's degree and ultimately teach. Took a lot of effort to prove myself though.
The education services in Ireland when it comes to aspies is really shit though, until recently a lot get put into special schools and mental homes without any hope of potential. Most end up acting retarded because of it, along with ignorance from their parents.
With proper attention, any aspie can easily be a functional member of society and no one will know any wiser. i2 has plenty of examples of that, some of you even have kids and decent professions. People don't even recognise me as being autistic spazz (considered nerdy at most) and I don't even bother telling anyone about it now. It's a shame that many aspies here don't get that opportunity.