After her book about her autism, "Stars, Apples, and Round Glass," Susanne Schäfer has written a stirring account of her deeper suffering, her sleep disorder narcolepsy, and accompanying paralysis, cataplexy. Many affected individuals will find her vivid, candid description opens new perspectives. In doing so, she challenges some of our notions about autism and presents urgent tasks for medical research and therapeutic practice that are still little known.