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I know of nobody who is purely Autistic or purely neurotypical. Even God had some Autistic moments, which is why the planets all spin." ~ Jerry Newport

 

Jerry Newport, 58, grew up in Islip, NY. Diagnosed with Asperger’s in 1995, he has a BA in mathematics from the University of Michigan. His life was the basis of the 2005 movie Mozart and the whale.

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