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NARRATOR:

Four years ago, John was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, which is an autistic spectrum disorder. After years of emotional problems, at the age of 56, when John had become a grandfather, he finally discovered the real cause of his difficulties.

JOHN PETERS:

It's not an excuse for what happened to me or what I've done or what I've been or what people think I am. It's more of a reason for me, you know? The reason why I was different when I was a kid, why I felt different, why I felt a lot of-- alone. I'd play on my own rather than be with other people, you know? They'd call them the local geek these days, I suppose. But that was basically it.