wrote autistic novel--seeking publishing advice

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I wrote a novel and published it online at a now-defunct e-puslisher. Nobody ever read it except my friends. One of the people who read it (the hard copy) told me it was "very Asperger's". She has Asperger's herself and is a doctor who runs an aspy support group, and one of the 2 experts who unofficially diagnosed me.
Anyway, although I never could find a publisher for the novel, perhaps the very thing that made it unpalatable to the publishers originally, its "Asperger'sness" could come in handy if I approached them as "this is an autistic novel", as some such books are now becoming popular.
Does anybody have any idea who I might approach about publishing such a book? Is there any publisher known for publishing writers with aspergers/autism?
Thanks.

Is there a possibility of me looking at your novel?

Maybe Jessica Kingsly Publishing or Future Horizons. Or whoever published the Curious Incident of the Dog.

lelia,
Thanks so much for your reply. I would love to let you look at my novel. Right now I have it in 2 forms--hard copies and a copy that was on a old computer, put on a disc and needs to be reformatted. As soon as I can get it reformatted I will I send it to you via email cause it's cheaper than sending a hard copy. Do you want to send me a private message with your email address or how do we do it? I'll try the publishers you suggest.
Margaret

Hello. I too would love to read it. What is the title?

Wow! Thanks for your interest. I'll send it to anyone who somehow sends me their email. It's called ADVENTURES OF A MONSTER.
Margaret

Sorry I ended up doubling my message--and I don't seem to be able to delete the second one, just edit it.
Margaret

It might help to post it on thepiratebay.org or some other file-sharing site, similer to what Cory Doctorow does with his tech/cyberpunk-ish novels.

I *might* be interested in reading it. Can you give me (or us) a more thorough description, a summary? If it sounds really good I'd like a copy, but honestly reading an e-version of a book doesn't sound too thrilling.

Yes, I understand about not wanting to read an e-book, and also my paying to send out hard copies to individuals either is not what I want to do. So....if I could actually get someone to publish it as a real book that would be in everybody's interest. Also a "real publisher" would do publicity so a lot of people might be interested in reading it.
As for the idea of publishing online--I'm not a web wiz and don't want to pay someone to set up a website for me, though if someone would do it for me I wouldn't turn down the offer. But I think more people would read it if it was in print than online.
A short description or summary:
Jean is born with "porcine elephantitis"--a disease that makes her resemble a pig without a snout. (a physicalized metaphor for being an outsider unable to fit in). She leaves the farm to go to the big smoke--Fargo, North Dakota, gets a job as a telemarketer, and makes friends with other misfits. She has an unromance with a fellow telemarketer and joins the Hare Krishnas.
It is not a consciously-Asperger's book as in "I have Asperger's and I'm writing about my Asperger's experience." I wrote it before I ever heard of Asperger's and later was told that that was the cause of my, and the book's strangeness in various areas.
Margaret

I was able to read the disc on my computer without reformatting so now I can send the book in an email to anyone who wants to read it. The only problem is that the last chapter is the first attachment.
Margaret