I don’t agree with everything this guy says– but wow. What a case for rising above your challenges and learning to dicsipline yourself instead of using ADHD or Autism as a crutch. ( I mean high functioning, obviously.) I get so tired of the individuals who say that if the rest of the world was more tolerant they could succeed despite their disability. To those people I have to say, grow up. People in my experience are not tolerant of any thing different, whether it is your disability, your skin color, your religion. It seems to me that the people who are the most successful do not spend their time whining about their problems, they just quietly work at them. It’s not that I think Autism isn’t a serious disability, I do, but if a guy with a prosthetic leg can climb Mt. Everest, and blind kids can play video games, it seems to me that those with AS can learn to discipline themselves to get through the day with out a melt down or continue with the task at hand even if you are feeling “all flappy”. It is hard to argue with your own brain, but your brain is only an organ like your lungs and your heart. It is what makes a person a person, your soul, or your spirit, if you will, that is really in charge of your choices. I know this is a very unpopular opinion, but it doesn’t make it less true.