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

- John Elder Robison

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 remembe…

- John Elder Robison

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

- John Elder Robison

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'…

- John Elder Robison

I don't really understsand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs

- John Elder Robison

When Martha first met me, I was anxious and jumpy. I was always tapping my foot, rocking, or exhibiting some other behavioral aberration. Of course, …

- John Elder Robison

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 f…

- John Elder Robison

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 …

- John Elder Robison

Building up a weakness just makes you less disabled. Building a strength can take you to the top of the world.

- John Elder Robison