Award-Winning Author of Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed; Growing Up with Undiagnosed Autism shares her book, life, and insight into the mind of children and adults on the autism spectrum.
Understanding Autism from the Inside
“Academics came easily to me. The rest of life—not so much.”
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Many of us on the autism spectrum have difficulty with short-term memory, but excellent long-term memory. I have an extremely vivid memory of pieces of my childhood, before I could speak, before I should be able to remember. Memories of crying in my crib at night with my parents asleep …