Aspergian quotation:
"At school they are often viewed as
normal children, if a little awkward or introverted – but childhood and
adolescence are such turbulent years anyway that many AM’s
(Aspergian Mutations)
are missed completely. Young AM’s are inherently different to non-AM children,
and they grow to be very different adults. From an early age they tend to be
very focussed on a specific subject or succession of very narrowly defined
subjects. Many of them start reading non-fiction titles at a young age, and
mostly continue to prefer non-fiction informational reading throughout their
lives. They have little or no time for long literary descriptions (“time
wasting”, “not to the point”), or the human equivalent: small talk. If you
wanted to capture their imagination with a good story, a play will do a much
better job than a novel. They will very much appreciate their concentrated
brevity."