Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
Language: English
Published by Unknown, 2007
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- Title
- Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
- Author
- Robison, John Elder
- Publisher
- Unknown
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0307395987
- ISBN 13
- 9780307395986
After fleeing his parents and dropping out of high school, his savant-like ability to visualize electronic circuits landed him a gig with KISS, for whom he created their legendary fire-breathing guitars. Later, he drifted into a real job, as an engineer for a major toy company. But the higher Robison rose in the company, the more he had to pretend to be normal and do what he simply couldnt: communicate. It wasnt worth the paycheck.
It was not until he was forty that an insightful therapist told him he had the form of autism called Aspergers syndrome. That understanding transformed the way Robison saw himselfand the world.
Look Me in the Eye is the moving, darkly funny story of growing up with Aspergers at a time when the diagnosis simply didnt exist. A born storyteller, Robison takes you inside the head of a boy whom teachers and other adults regarded as defective, who could not avail himself of KISSs endless supply of groupies, and who still has a peculiar aversion to using peoples given names (he calls his wife Unit Two). He also provides a fascinating reverse angle on the younger brother he left at the mercy of their nutty parentsthe boy who would later change his name to Augusten Burroughs and write the bestselling memoir Running with Scissors.
Ultimately, this is the story of Robisons journey from his world into ours, and his new life as a husband, father, and successful small business ownerrepairing his beloved high-end automobiles. Its a strange, sly, indelible accountsometimes alien, yet always deeply human.
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About the Author
John Elder Robison grew up in the 1960s, before the diagnosis of Aspergers syndrome existed. Today he has claimed his spot on the autism spectrum; he blogs for Psychology Today and is an adjunct professor at Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts. John serves on the Science Board of Autism Speaks and on the Public Review Board for the National Institutes of Health, where he considers research to improve the lives of autistic people and their families. He is also currently involved in autism research and programs at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Mass General Hospital, two teaching hospitals of the Harvard Medical School.
When hes not writing, speaking, or involved in studies, John can be found at Robison Service, the automobile company he founded twenty-five years ago. Robison Service has established a reputation as a leading independent restorer and customizer of BMW, Mercedes, Land Rover, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, and Bentley automobiles. Visit Johns company at www.robisonservice.com.
John lives in western Massachusetts among family, friends, animals, and machines.
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