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The New York Times’s incredible piece on the lives and loves of two adults with Aspergers

By Seth Mnookin
Posted: December 28, 2011
Category: Autism, Media, The New York Times | Tagged Amy Harmon, Andre Dubus, Breaking Bad, cats, cauliflower, David Dobbs, Jack Robison, Kirsten Lindsmith, My Little Pony, Raymond Carver, Reddit, The Open Notebook | 11 Comments
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