Purkis was 20 and had served a stint in prison before she learned she had Asperger Syndrome. Now a successful artist, Purkis describes here the reasons why what was taken to be aberrant behavior and rebellion were so often misinterpreted, not only by professionals but also by herself. She describes a life of being different and the dangers that lock-step diagnostic and treatment techniques can impose not only on the person with AS but also on families and communities. She is unflinchingly honest in describing why the structure of prison actually brought some degree of comfort and how she eventually developed a new way of looking at what could best be called "normal for us." Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)