“Whatever advantages I might have as a verbal human being with a handy batch of coping and masking mechanisms in place, I am no better than anyone else on the spectrum. We are equals. When I say that autistic lives have value, I'm speaking for every single one of them.” Autism Spectrum Book:I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir Source: I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir