My post was a bit flipant...
It really is a highly variable condition though isnt it, the whole autism spectrum of disorders is a bit of a specific diagnosos grey area apparently, the impression i get is that there may have been an overdiagnosis of the condition in the past due to the convenience given by the wide criteria of characteristics.
I have had aspie mates, they seemed to have had more trouble than most coping socially when young, but i noticed that some of these people can become some of the most amazing and interesting adults i have ever met. And people like Tony Atwood? have worked for the better integration of aspie's into the wider community. My guess is that eventually it will become considered as not so much a disability but just another way for people to be.