My daughter's story is a long one. For the first 10 years of her life I raised her as a single parent. She was always challenging to raise. When she entered school, the school social worker took notice of her. She recommended a therapist and we went. Over the years she saw many, many doctors, had more tests than you can imagine, tried different medications, and received many different diagnoses. She was once hospitalized for 10 days at age 9, coming out with a diagnosis of ADHD, PDD and BiPolar. Nothing really seemed to help.

When she was 10 she went to live with her father. He took her off all of her psych meds and put on Concerta. I've seen her a few times over the years, and with each visit I meet a different child. Her last visit was the most disturbing.

She was here for a little over a week. All she did all day and night was watch Japanese anime. I could not engage her at all. It was horrible! I cried the whole time.

She recently was diagnosed with Asperger's, which if I am correct is the same thing as PDD. She's now 15 and will be here for the summer.

Does anyone know what I should expect from her when she comes? I feel like I don't know her anymore. I do talk to her almost nightly, but she seems very immature to me. She's a sophomore in high school and has very few friends (7th graders) and has no interest in boys. She's not involved in any extra-curricular activities either. I know she plays video games a lot, but I want to be able to engage her this summer.

I'd appreciate any advice, personal stories, or words of wisdom on what to expect.

Thanks!