While I mostly agree, there are times I mourn the loss of some of my special talents.  I think it's "normal" to want to have your cake and eat it, too, but it's mostly positive.  Reading Robison's memoir will drive home that people with Asperger's can live a good life, sometimes as much because of Asperger's as despite of it.  

As Robison says - "I hope readers --- especially those who are struggling to grow up or live with Asperger's --- will see that the twists and turns and unconventional choices I made led to a  pretty good life, and will learn from my story.

It took a long while for me to get to this place, to learn who I am.  My days of hiding in the corner or crawling under a rock are over.  I am proud to be an Aspergian."

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