More Than Just 'Quirky'
by Jeneen Interlandi
Liane Willey watched from behind a two-way mirror as doctors at the University of Kansas performed a series of psychological tests on her 5-year-old daughter. Doctors had continually assured the young mother that her daughter was normal, if a bit quirky. But with each passing year, 'quirky' had become less apt a description. Because they may have different symptoms than boys do, some girls with Asperger's syndrome don't get diagnosed.
Newsweek, 11/13/2008