Asperger's: My life as an Earthbound alien

Asperger's: My life as an Earthbound alien is a great first person account from a CNN Manager who also happens to be an adult Aspie girl like me. She found out that she had Asperger's Syndrome at the age of 48, and has found it has helped to explain her sense of "otherness" around people. She succinctly explains both the negative and positive side to living with Asperger's :

"I live with anxiety, because the world can be overwhelming and people have expectations that I always, sooner or later, fail to meet. I cannot begin to tell you how many times I have been told that I am rude, inaccessible or cold, yet I have never purposely tried to harm anyone, nor do I mean to be, well, mean.

I could tell you so much more, but instead let me share one last insight. Don't pity me or try to cure or change me. If you could live in my head for just one day, you might weep at how much beauty I perceive in the world with my exquisite senses. I would not trade one small bit of that beauty, as overwhelming and powerful as it can be, for "normalcy."

I agree completely. Know us before you judge us against your views of what is 'normal' and 'healthy'.