Wow. We've been confused by how to communicate with (and how to motivate) our 18 year old son, and it's never occurred to us to see if perhaps he is on the autism spectrum, but Angela's list at the beginning of this article could EASILY substitute for a list that he would create for himself. Aha moment. Thanks for sharing (and inspiring!). Wouldn't it be nice, if we, as fellow-human beings, could stop trying to fit everyone and everything in the "box of normal" and start simply OBSERVING the differences we see in the world, and STOP judging them?