Very insightful Martha,my mom says that "some type of mental illness" runs in our family, I 've seen from a behavioral standpoint,my great grandfather,grandmother,and aunt (her sister) and most recently my brother exhibit not "A" typical behavior,but the family dismissed ,rather chose to be ignorant that although their mannerisms were different in nature, something was off..I am, have been curious,until this article struck a familiar chord with asperger type symtoms....Looking foward to reading your book...tell Mike HI...Kevin Deamer