false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255576930m/2410619.jpg 454856 13 Ever since he was small, John Robison had 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 in them) had earned him the label "social deviant." No guidance came from his mother, who conversed with light fixtures, or his father, who spent evenings pickling himself in sherry. It was no wonder he gravitated to machines, which could, at least, be counted on. 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 couldn't: communicate. It wasn't worth the paycheck. It was not until he was forty that an insightful therapist told him he had the form of autism called Asperger's syndrome. That understanding transformed the way Robison saw himself and the world. "Look Me in the Eye" is the moving, darkly funny story of growing up with Asperger's at a time when the diagnosis simply didn't 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 KISS's endless supply of groupies, and who still has a peculiar aversion to using people's 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 parents, the boy who would later change his name to Augusten Burroughs and write the bestselling memoir "Running with Scissors." Ultimately, this is the story of Robison's journey from his world into ours, and his new life as a husband, father, and successful small business owner repairing his beloved high-end automobiles. It's a strange, sly, indelible account: sometimes alien, yet always deeply human. 2119898 book 25 9 2007 Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's total:4346|5:836|4:1731|3:1365|2:351|1:63| 4346 15964 7293 1174 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 3 10 false Sat Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 22:13:48 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 19:34:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 4 9 false Sun Jan 20 17:01:45 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 17:03:10 -0800 2008 “Nobody trusts a man who won’t look them in the eye.”
“You look like a criminal.”
“I’ve read about people like you. They have no expression because they have no feeling. Some of the worst murderers in history were sociopaths.”
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This book was written by a guy who has grown up with the disease. His br...more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 1 7 false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 20:31:45 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 20:46:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 5 4 false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Sep 12 19:53:12 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 19:53:12 -0700 2007 jerobison.blogspot.com) and find myself wanting to read the book again. It's really one guy's story about trying to get through life - but he happens to be Augusten Burrough's br...more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 4 3 false Wed Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Sep 21 08:10:21 -0700 2007 Wed May 07 11:34:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 4 3 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 18:29:29 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 13:50:23 -0700 2007 more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 4 3 false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jul 13 17:30:33 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 03 11:30:20 -0800 2009
"Well, son, he sent a blow up doll to his crappy teacher."
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Sorry the author had a crappy childhood (like a lot of kids w/alcoholic parents) and that he had a tough time socially (like a lot of kids) but this guy has had a way more successful life than almost anyone...more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 5 1 false Sun Dec 07 13:35:07 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 05:24:19 -0800 2008 more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 4 1 false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 07 20:50:06 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 21 12:38:59 -0700 2008 more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 4 1 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 07:55:57 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 31 08:15:45 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 3 1 false Sat Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 17:22:36 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 17:25:22 -0700 2008 Asperger’s Syndrome is virtually unknown to most people, and up until three years ago, it was to me, as well. But then my nephew began exhibiting signs of Asperger’s, and with his challenges I was compelled to begin reading all I could to understand how he thinks and how I can develop the best r...more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 5 1 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 09:05:50 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 07:22:40 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 3 1 false Mon Apr 07 18:12:23 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 02 17:35:38 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 17:58:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 5 1 true Sun May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 20:03:55 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 21:20:22 -0700 2008
J...more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 4 1 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 27 11:04:16 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 28 12:55:46 -0700 2008 John Elder Robison, for writing this book. I love memoirs anyway, and this is a good one. A good memoir is like a visit to another country. This one took me to another planet: the planet of the Aspergians. Robison wryly compares himself at various points to a machine, an animal, or...more...]]> 454856 0307395987 9780307395986 4182 1122 3.67 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1189907494m/454856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/454856.Look_Me_in_the_Eye_My_Life_with_Asperger_s 3 1 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 12 09:52:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 10:16:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2410619