Im having a difficult time at the moment. My mother is very ill with cancer my partner is finding my son difficult and the combo is stressing me out. My son is being assessed for aspergers syndrome.....he is 12 yrs old 5.9" got the typical teenage look ,,,long hair etc, the problem is is hes attitude, he really doesnt give a dam. He does not except any of the arguments (siblings) as hes own doing...the younger to end up getting physically hurt, he winds them up to the point of insanity. He used to get to me but because I know that he probably sees the world different ive backed off. My partner however finds my son very difficult to deal with. He asked the children to take off their shoes when they cam in and my son just said na dont bother, you know simon loves cleaning...dont ya simon you love cleaning...and although this statement is partially true it was the disrespect and the fact my son didnt pick up that he had upset simon even when he said that he had. My son is getting rude to all of us and more difficult to handle.....please reassure me that this is normal for aspergers children because if there wasnt such a thing i would think he was a bordering psycopath harsh i know but thats how t feels