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"It did not take long - less time than learning the cha-cha. In terms of reward for effort, it seemed strongly preferable to dancing and I was greatly looking forward to do it"

Then, in this vanishingly small moment in the history of the universe, she took my hand, and held it all the way to the subway.

'Do you find me attractive?'
[...]
'I haven't really noticed,' I told the most beautiful woman in the world.

It may have been due to the effect of the gordo blanco on my cognitive functions, but I was suddebly overwhelmed by an extraordinary feeling — not of satisfaction but of absolute joy.

1. An inability (or reduced ability) to empathise is not the same as an inability to love. Love is a powerful feeling for another person, often defying logic.

1. I was wired differently. One of the characteristics of my wiring was that I had difficulty empathising. This problem has been well documented in others and is, in fact, one of the defining symptoms of the autism spectrum.

Telling Rosie my life story was not difficult. Every psychologist and psychiatrist I have seen has asked me for a summary, so I have the essential facts clear in my mind.

"Greetings Dr Collie. What can I get you to drink?" She looked at me strangely and for a moment I thought I had made an error with the word-association method I was using and that her name was perhaps Doberman or Poodle.

I was agitated, but not in a bad way. It was more a case of sensory overload.