I've always liked trains more

John Elder Robison has an exceptional talent for mathematics, electrical engineering and pyrotechnics.
All his life, people have thought he was lazy, weird, or even a sociopath, and for years he didn't know why.
Until a therapist diagnosed him with Asperger's syndrome at the age of forty, a symptom of autism
related disorder, and all the puzzle pieces fall into place.

In this moving book, Robison describes how he struggled to keep up with the
to recognize social cues in body language and facial expressions. Robison succeeds in showing
see that Asperger's is not a disease, but a way of being, which requires understanding and encouragement from others
needs.