People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?

And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit.

The reason why feral kitties are hard to tame is because they have missed socialization the period - you need to be touching and petting those kittens when they are real young.

Everything I think is in pictures.

You have to get autistic kids out and expose them to things, but do this without any surprises, so they know what to expect. You have to find skilled mentors to teach them things. For me, it was an aunt, and it was my science teacher. You need to find the things they're interested in and good at and expand on this.

I don’t want my thoughts to die with me, I want to have done something. I’m not interested in power, or piles of money. I want to leave something behind. I want to make a positive contribution - know that my life has meaning.

There's no black and white dividing line between a mild Aspergers, which is the mild autism, and computer engineer, for example.