Thomas Jefferson may have had it. The pianist Glenn Gould almost certainly had
it. There are even those who insist (probably incorrectly) that Albert Einstein
had it. Whether it is called "geek syndrome," "high-functioning autism," or
simply "Asperger's," it is not just one of the most poorly understood of all
neurological disorders, but amazingly one of the fastest-growing of all
psychiatric diagnoses in America today. Some support organizations even claim
that as many as one in five hundred people in the general population suffers
from some aspect of the disease. Basing his report on memoirs, clinical
histories, poems and stories, and visits with dozens of individuals afflicted
with