<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/_dev-testing/2026-08-21/magazine/summer-2013/turning-weakness-strength.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Turning Weakness into Strength</title><excerpt>Daniel Wendler ’10 grew up a lonely, awkward child, shunned and bullied for his odd ways. Realizing he was different, his parents took him to a psychologist, who diagnosed him with Asperger’s syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum that affects social interaction. Once he understood the problem, Daniel found he could solve it by learning social skills.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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