aries AS come from the autism family
1 out of 150 children a year will be Dxed with a form of autism
High functioning is very good.
My son has PDD which is in the middle between the 2
He too is very high functioning.
never give up hope.
There are support groups. There is so much out there now. look everything you can up on the net.
Best wishes to you.........you are not alone with this