Author:John Elder Robison Binding: Paperback Published: 2008-09-09 ISBN: 0307396185 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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"Brilliant but often boring..."
"Read my Mind"
"A review from the perspective of someone who actually has AS."
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New York Times Bestseller "As sweet and funny and sad and true and heartfelt a memoir as one could find." --from the foreword by Augusten Burroughs Ever since he was young, John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits--an inclination to blurt out non sequiturs, avoid eye contact, dismantle radios, and dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother, Augusten Burroughs, in them)--had earned him the label "social deviant." It was not until he was forty that he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome. That understanding transformed the way he saw himself--and the world. A born storyteller, Robison has written a moving, darkly funny memoir about a life that has taken him from developing exploding guitars for KISS to building a family of his own. It's a strange, sly, indelible account--sometimes alien yet always deeply human.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Great book I really enjoyed this book. I have Asperger Syndrome, so I identified with a lot of what the author describes. I also know a lot of Aspies (people with Aspergers) who have trouble making eye contact, so this title is spot on. Great book.
Brilliant but often boring... Look me in the Eye is an interesting read that is engaging at times. I found the earlier portions of the book, in which the author discusses his childhood, to be amusing and enlightening. The "problem" (if you could call it that) with this book is that Robinson's ability to tell a story about having aspergers is at times frustrated by his aspergers. He seems to work to be self-aware and to provide an honest, reflective narrative, but his style itself is very apparently affected by his aspergers. If you... more info
Read my Mind Look Me in the Eye is the kind of book that if you know anyone on the autistic or ADD spectrum you will have trouble putting it down before you've completely finished the book. The details are compelling; and John articulates his experience in a way that many of parents, friends and people with Asperger's cannot. His book, much like the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night, are good purchases for anyone trying to educated someone about having a family member with Asperger's.
A review from the perspective of someone who actually has AS. Asperger syndrome, along with autism itself, is the latest mystery in the psychological world, hatched only a few years ago. Many of the reviewers for this problem, when talking about this product, when it comes to their experience in AS, they usually say, "I got a son/daughter/cousin/uncle/friend with it."
As an aspie that has been diagnosed for almost ten years, I can tell you that this book, while not a Rosetta Stone for all aspies (or Aspergians, as John calls them,) it is still an interesting... more info
