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Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s

John Elder Robison

What is it like to grow up with a mind that works differently and not know why, until a diagnosis at forty?

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Author
John Elder Robison

Why read it

  • You will understand how a person with Asperger's experiences small talk, and why logic can get in the way
  • You will see how an odd mind can feel at home with machines even when people are hard
  • You will think twice before judging a child or colleague who seems odd or distant

Who it is for

  • A parent of a child who struggles socially for unclear reasons
  • An adult who suspects they think differently from others
  • A teacher or manager working with someone literal and blunt

Contents

  1. Author’s Note
  2. Foreword by Augusten Burroughs
  3. Prologue
  4. 1 A Little Misfit
  5. 2 A Permanent Playmate
  6. 3 Empathy
  7. 4 A Trickster Is Born
  8. 5 I Find a Porsche
  9. 6 The Nightmare Years
  10. 7 Assembly Required
  11. 8 The Dogs Begin to Fear Me
  12. 9 I Drop Out of High School
  13. 10 Collecting the Trash
  14. 11 The Flaming Washtub
  15. 12 I’m in Prison with the Band
  16. 13 The Big Time
  17. 14 The First Smoking Guitar
  18. 15 The Ferry to Detroit
  19. 16 One with the Machine
  20. 17 Rock and Roll All Night
  21. 18 A Real Job
  22. 19 A Visit from Management
  23. 20 Logic vs. Small Talk
  24. 21 Being Young Executives
  25. 22 Becoming Normal
  26. 23 I Get a Bear Cub
  27. 24 A Diagnosis at Forty
  28. 25 Montagoonians
  29. 26 Units One Through Three
  30. 27 Married Life
  31. 28 Winning at Basketball
  32. 29 My Life as a Train
  33. Epilogue
  34. Reading and Resources

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