Actual definition of Asperger's remains appallingly vague. But unless
I am completely confused, factors are thought to include poor non
verbal ability and hence impaired emotional and/or social
intelligence. Plainly, one way or another, social networking is a
specific and dire costly and singular stumbling block for Aspie
social intelligence and source of just about every Asperger's
hardship aside from actual symptoms. Because, plainly, interpersonal
networking is crucial to every value in life beyond solitary
capability. And Aspies typically are to be found out competed even by
lesser talents, isolated and at the mercy of those with superior
organizational ability in the world.

Why must this be so? And what can be done?

Neuropsychology claims that Aspies, no matter how high functioning
and whatever their other talents, simply suffer from low emotional
and/or social intelligence that frustrates interpersonal networking,
if even much distinction is made or stressed between different non
verbal skills.

Whereas, the anti-psychiatric Aspie activist view is that Aspies
actually are only pure of conventional triviality, manipulative guile
and heteronomy, and only hence the effective stumbling block of
pronounced antitypy and incompatibility. -And hence, that Asperger's
poor social connectivity is entirely conditioned upon the triviality,
manipulative guile and heteronomy of the social mainstream.

Indeed, Aspie candor, efficient and direct mode of communication, and
even Aspie values and culture yet, are all much extolled!

"They wish to cure us! I say: We are the cure!" -proclaims Magneto...

And so, given the two basic competing explanatory hypotheses, is or
would be social networking among Aspies, any more effective than for
Aspies in the mainstream? Indeed, it stands to reason that if the
latter anti-psychiatric Aspie activist hypothesis is the true
etiology, then the effectiveness of networking among Aspies should
vastly improve. But if, rather, the former standard
Neuropsychological hypothesis is the true etiology, then it would
make scarcely more difference than a better floor for a lame dancer.

Which is the truth? What would be predicted? What has actually been
observed? -At least regarding high functioning Aspies.