Just so you know, the original "Alipang Havens" is a teenager-growing-up story, about a Filipino orphan boy who is adopted by an American family from Virginia.
Complicated to tell! But if you will go to Other Fantasy Worlds, and read the "Renaissance Festivals" thread FROM THE BEGINNING, you will see much of what occupied me in the time you've been out of touch.
If I were a Mod, I would allow _mention_ of the existence of the abnormal personality type you want to mention. But don't be surprised if those who _are_ Mods take exception to it. Is there no way you can do without it?