This comic is dedicated to you.

You, the deviants*.

People who are "too much like this" or "not enough like that."

You, who simply by existing transgress established norms.

You, who thumb your nose at the dictates of "normality."

There's nothing in you that needs healing, nothing that needs to change. Your rose is not to fit into a mold, but rather, to help others -- al other -- out of the molds they've been trapped in. You're not here to follow some pre-ordained path, but rather the opposite: to make you own way in the world, and invite those around you to stray from their well-trodden paths.

By embracing your truest self, making peace with your uniqueness, you become an example to follow. You thus have the power to shatter the normative shackles that hold us all back and keep us from living together in mutual respect and acceptance.

Your difference isn't part of the problem, it's part of the solution.

It is a cure for our society, a society obsessed with normality.

- Julie Dachez

* In sociology, deviance refers to behavior that violates reigning social norms.

To the one and only Maxi Max!
- Mlle Caroline

And last but not least, whatever I contributed to this book I dedicate to my sons, Corentin and Armand, my two favorite aspies, constant sources of inspiration and surprise. I wish them a good life in a world that is more tolerant and open to difference.
- Fabienne Vaslet