Discovering My Autism : Apologia Pro Vita Sua (With Apologies to Cardinal Newman)

In 1978, under immense pressure at work, Edgar Schneider suffered a nervous breakdown. After convalescing, he returned to work, but within a few months he was again suffering from problems involving short-term memory and concentration. He was described as eccentric, tangential, illogical and hallucinatory; and diagnosed as schizophrenic.