Erika Hammerschmidt is the author of the memoir "Born on the Wrong Planet" as well as the comic "Abby and Norma." She was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at the age of 11, and lives in Minnesota with her husband John C. Ricker, with whom she co-authored the science fiction novel "Kea's Flight." She has been posting the Abby and Norma comic since 2006.