In Autisim Awareness month, the author of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda on why Asperger’s is his super power - the word flow never stops
A lot of people only see the bad sides of Asperger’s. What they don’t see is that it can have its perks, too. My entire career as an author – which is a very fun one! – is entirely dependent on this condition.
Yes, there are certain things that I am unable to do – say, eating without making a mess, or making eye contact with perfectly nice people. And there are times when the crushing intensity of mental looping, OCD and other mental episodes makes me barely able to function.
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