I've been managing an apartment house for the last six months. In that time, three different people with self-described autism have applied for apartments. One of them we accepted. It didn't end happily- she had other issues and we required her to move.

The other day another woman filled out an application. I liked her and would accept her into the building. However, since the last episode, the owners are very wary and say no.

We do accept people with chronic alcoholism, and every day we admit people who are not upfront with individual quirks and shortcomings and history.

Is it a characteristic of an autistic person that they readily admit their diagnosis? From here, it seems so.

Thank you for this, Wesley.