In an earlier post you wondered how in 12 years of schooling no one noticed your problem.

When I was teaching, I had an 8th grade student once who came to class each day with a Harry Potter book that was very tattered and worn and he would immediately get it out at the beginning of class and I had a very difficult time getting him to put it away and participate, so I made a deal with him. I told him if he worked on the assigned project that day for the first 45 minutes of class, he could read for the last 15 minutes. He was very agreeable to that. I called his mother to tell her, and she almost cried that someone tried working with him instead of giving him a hard time and punishing him. She told me he had Asperger's and asked how I knew. I didn't know about his Asperger's, I just knew he needed a different approach if I wanted him to learn.

So glad to hear about your sobriety. Keep it up!