Liane Holliday Willey
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Liane Holliday Willey, EdD
Edd
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 (born 1959) is a popular keynote
Keynote
A keynote in literature, music, or public speaking establishes the principal underlying theme. In corporate or commercial settings, greater importance is attached to the delivery of a keynote speech or keynote address...

 speaker, best-selling American
United States
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 author, and educator. She was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...

 in 1996.

In her 1999 autobiography, Pretending to be normal, she coined the term aspie. She is the senior editor
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 of the Autism Spectrum Quarterly and the founder of the Asperger Society of Michigan
Michigan
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