Dawn Prince-Hughes (2002) 152 pages
ISBN 978-0804010542

Dawn Prince-Hughes presents an array of writings by students who have been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism, showing their unique ways of looking at and solving problems.  In their own words, they portray how their divergent thinking skills could be put to great use if they were given an opportunity.  Many such students never get the chance because the same sensitivity that gives them these insights makes the flicker of the fluorescent lights and the sound of chalk on the board unbearable.  For simple- and easily remedied- reasons, we lose these students, who are as gifted as they are challenged.  This collection of writings is an invaluable resource for those touched by this syndrome, their friends and families, and school administrators.