There are plenty of people in the world whose lives are governed by rote and routine. Such people will never be happy dealing with me, because I don't conform.
John Elder RobisonI am sure antidepressants, drugs, and liquor have their place. But so far, that place is in others, not me.
John Elder RobisonSimply making myself aware of others has remarkably improved my social life. People accept me much faster now that I ignore them less.
John Elder RobisonAnd now I know it is perfectly natural for me not to look at someone when I talk. Those of us with Asperger's are just not comfortable doing it. In fact, I don'treally understand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs.
John Elder Robison