I respect you in a lot of ways because you are not afraid to write how sad and vulnerable you are when dealing with things like relationship and divorce.

My favourite quote of 2008 and possibly of the entire blog: "You are on this earth to be kind. That is your only potential.". This hit very close to home, because the reason I don't have a career is that the world just doesn't recognise me as the talented genius I am, so there you go. Keep on with the great work!

In looking back at your posts of 2008, you've proven, once again, that as bloggers we shouldn't be focused on what we think we should be writing about, or what we imagine people want to read–we have to write about what's real, and what matters most to us.

On a serious note I appreciate the sincerity on some of your posts in 2008-you really opened up about the struggles in your personal life. It is one of the things that makes you unique as a writer. I will remember 2008 for the birth of my daughter & I appreciated your advice on it.

Did you mention earlier something about being on 20-20? Let us know.

I hope the New Year brings you much happiness and success!

"You said, in numerous entries, that social skills were crucial in the workplace, and that anyone with deficient social skills, especially us Aspergers, would essentially doomed to be fired eventually. Despite decades of classes, coaching and the help of family, I still find navigating the social arena like walking through a minefield blindfolded. I still find myself fumbling through social situations and feel even more awkward than an actor who is failing at a role in a totally different language. My social skills are mediocre at best. I’m exhausted at the end of the day, attempting to extend my awareness to other people, only to find that my efforts have been only partly successful.

I’ve developed a specialty, and I think I’m pretty good at it. But that apparently doesn’t mean anything anymore. If I’m not socially adept, then all my knowledge, skills and experience is useless, according to you. So, after all this, what else is left for me and others like me?

Is there any place where I can make use of my strengths, minimize my weaknesses, without being seen as strange, weird, socially crippled and inept? Or is it simply that none of my strengths matter and that being different in the workplace is a swift ticket to being gotten rid of? I have seen far too many situations where likeability and social skills are so crucial, that competence is ignored.

What I would like to see, especially from a parent of an Asperger child, is some entries in your blog on how us Aspies can succeed, make a difference and advance in our work life and home life. Is it too much to ask for a little help, advice and hope? As it seems now, from your blog, my future (and that of many other Aspies) is unrelentingly bleak, being doomed to be unemployed and alone."