Was just told 16 yr old son has symptoms of high functioning aspergers

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Problems started with social anxiety and school issues when my son entered into

the middle school. Everyone attributed his uneasiness with going to a new

school, even though he was with friends. He started cutting his arms with

plastic knives in the lunchroom, skipping school and was very depressed on a

daily basis. He went from a straight A student to getting some C's and D's. He

is extremely intelligent and even took a test for 8th grade when he was only in

5th grade and scored higher than 90% of the 8th graders. I have had him in

counseling, therapy for behavioral problems, even got the school involved to no

avail. He has been placed in psychiatric hospital twice and has been expelled

from school twice. The principal no longer wants him at their school when

honestly my son really did nothing wrong. So now, he is in a segragated school

for partial hospitalization, not getting the education he needs and I am told

today he has symptoms of aspergers. Although it makes sense now, I am fearful I

can't help him. Anyone have words of wisdom?