Introduction
'Walking on Broken Glass' is about Paul Grayburn's journey through life with Asperger's Sybdrome and how it effected him and his family. We were so taken with it that we wanted to interview him to find out from the horses mouth what it was really like.
It is also a story of determination in getting to grips with Asperger's Syndrome and working with it to make his quality of life better and to help those people who care for these vulnerable adults as well as people who are newly diagnosed with the Syndrome.
Interview
BFK: How did it feel to write about all the severe traumas of the years up to the age 20?
PG: In many ways it was a sort of therapeutic process. It enabled me to look back at my past and to see my achievements as well as my failings. It was of course upsetting too, especially when reading through it during the lengthy editing process, it sometimes made me shudder just thinking about some of the experiences I endured as well as the true horrors of my behaviour.
BFK: Do you still suffer with anxiety attacks when you see people in authority i.e. Police on the streets?
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