Chisel,

Your child is not LOST!

I agree with the post regarding Asperger's. Asperger's is under the umbrella of Autism Spectrum Disorders. People with Asperger's have high functioning ASD. My son most probably has it. He is eight now. His testing puts him in the genius category but he has a hard time with social cues, social interaction, etc.

Look for a psychologist or speech therapist type who leads a social group. My son is in a "social language group" with 3 other similar developed kids. All are very smart but lack social interaction skills. Examples are talking without really noticing if the person you are talking to is interested, irregular voice modulation, super-intensity in a specific subject matter.

I live in Northern California. Please feel free to ask me any questions.