Update : had the most wonderful hour long chat with my autistic nephew at his 13th Birthday family thing. We talked politics, religion, economics, history, quantum computers, and whether or not Apple beats PC. It was amazing. He is so wise and intelligent. Yet, he refuses to do his homework, participate in class, and yells at his teachers saying that school is pointless. I hope he begins to cooperate as he is basically a genius.

I’ve had similar conversations in the past but mostly he keeps to himself. This was the best conversation so far and I feel privileged he shared it with me.