The Mind Is an Aspie

Logan was in his room reading one of his astronomy books. Well, he wasn't reading as much as he was staring at a page while his mind drifted elsewhere. He started to remember what happened earlier that day:

Roman and he got into another argument, but it wasn't as severe as his initial "bitchmas" rambling. Logan declared that the Prince was as brainless as he was shown to be in Thomas's "Cinderella" vine and Roman retorted with "At least I can attract attention, Adam Hack-i!" Logan froze in his spot, not because he took offense to it (quite the contrary, he couldn't care less about Roman's insults), but rather the source of the insult caught his attention; there were some movies Patton suggested they all watch in April and one of them had a main character named Adam Raki, who had Asperger's Syndrome. Logan wasn't sure what Roman was implying, but he figured it would be best not to satisfy the Prince by reading too far into it, so he tried to keep it in the back of his head.

Logan set his book aside and figured it shouldn't be possible; he thought he would've taken notice of trait comparisons between himself and someone on the autism spectrum sooner or later and thought that it would somehow impact Thomas if it was true. Then again, Roman was clearly "between princes and princesses," while Thomas strictly swung in the way of princes.

Logan proceeded to summon a laptop and look up some characteristics to see if it's at least likely that he's on the autism spectrum.

Some more time passed, he wasn't exactly sure how much, but Logan was just staring at the characteristics while deep in thought. He wasn't scared, necessarily, but he was intrigued by some of the characteristics that might or might not be more than mere coincidences:

• He preferred working out problems on his own or just quality time by himself.
• He has a habit of taking statements too literally.
• He's not the best at reading emotions or even expressing himself.
• He expresses moments of anger, some of which go beyond his control.
• His particular topics of interest when he's not working are Sci-Fi and Astronomy.
• He has strict routines for himself, which includes putting enough Crofters jam on a medium toasted bagel to fill him and not leave a mess.
• He has had his moments of being so deep into discussions that he almost doesn't notice no one has joined in.
• He is not the most skilled at socializing with others.

He wasn't sure what to do with this information, how it would impact Thomas, or if he was just jumping to conclusions.

He heard a knock at the door and someone call out "Hey, Teach? Lunch is almost ready. Are you busy?"

"Oh, I'm not busy, Patton, but I'd like to talk about something with you before telling the others," Logan responded before Patton entered the room.

"Is everything okay?" the fatherly trait asked.

"Oh yeah, it's just that, well, I think I have found out something about myself, but I'm not exactly sure what to do with this information."

Logan showed the list of characteristics to Patton. Patton looked over at Logan, who had a confused expression on his face.

"You know, Logan, it's like sexuality," Patton brought up.

"Besides both being products of nature instead of nurture, how do you mean?" the brainiac asked.

"Whether or not the conclusion you're anticipating is true, that doesn't change who you are. I mean, we can always pretend you're an actual person and get you an official diagnosis, but, regardless, you'll still be the same Logan we know and love."

Logan started to develop a smile. He was almost surprised that Patton made a good point. A potential "aspie" label wouldn't explain who he is or what he has done for Thomas, but it would just part of his hypothetical autobiography.

"What comes to your mind regarding this?" Patton asked curiously.

"Only the fact that I hate not being certain," he answered.

"We can get you a diagnosis whenever Thomas is free and you are ready," Patton smiled sincerely at him.

Just looking at Patton's smile made Logan feel confident that the others wouldn't treat him differently if he had an official diagnosis. Patton was still seen as himself after he revealed he's not always happy, after all, so he knew his family would be content with him no matter what happens.