Dec 262011
This Times story about the relationship between two college students with Asperger’s Syndrome is a wonderful read. The couple featured in the article are exceptionally forthright in discussing the peaks and valleys of their relationship and how their respective diagnoses affect their capacity to connect with each other. I’m sure that plenty of young people on the autism spectrum have questions about whether it’s possible to meet someone who will accept them for who they are. There’s no guarantee that any of us will find such a person, but stories like this are important because they demonstrate that discovering love can and does happen even when the people involved don’t fit society’s definition of “normal”.
