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And my experience in the music scene had shown me that there were places for places in the world where misfits were welcome.

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It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do.

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And 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.

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In the past, when people criticized me for asking unexpected questions, I felt ashamed. Now I realize that normal people are acting in a superficial and often false manner. So rather than let them make me feel bad, I express my annoyance. It's my way of trying to strike a blow for logic and rationality.

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Simply making myself aware of others has remarkably improved my social life. People accept me much faster now that I ignore them less.

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Saying you "have" something implies that it's temporary and undesirable. Asperger's isn't like that. You've been Aspergian as long as you can remember, and you'll be that way all your life. It's a way of being, not a disease.

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Born: August 13, 1957 (age 67)
Bio: John Elder Robison is the author of the 2007 memoir Look Me in the Eye, detailing his life with undiagnosed Asperger syndrome and savant abilities, and of three other books. Robison has had several careers.

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