Tidying up my bookmarks/favourites here and found a couple of articles for this forum. Hope that someone enjoys reading them or finds them helpful in some way.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5628476

Seeing in Beautiful, Precise Pictures
... by Temple Grandin
“Some people might think if I could snap my fingers I'd choose to be 'normal.' But, I wouldn't want to give up my ability to see in beautiful, precise pictures.”

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=6254308

We're All Different in Our Own Ways
... by Joshua Yuchasz
“Sometimes I wish I were like everyone else, but not really. Because I believe people should be respected for being different.”