is it a kind of dream?

I find autism and such very interesting, and think a lot of people can be stuck on the spectrum somewhere. But with combinations of behaviours and tendencies is it really a syndrome or just a label for the way some people are? As a baby I screamed and screamed and screamed (while my sister was quiet) and drove my parents nuts, then as a kid I was really antisocial and would hide in my room when family or friends visited, did the same things over and over again, was clumsy, liked to be by myself and used to spend break and lunchtimes in the school library. I still generally prefer my own company and have to make a real effort to interact with people, get quite stressed if a routine is broken or objects "aren't in their proper place", and obsess about things very easily. Is that autistic spectrum behaviour or just my personality? And does it really matter if I've got to 22 and postgraduate study without any real problems besides people just thinking I'm a bit odd? Ahh well!

Regardless if it's a problem it's good to get it recognised for R if it means that teachers and such will take it into account and make allowances for presenting things in a different way or whatever ensures R can get the same chances as everyone else!