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Look me in the eye my life with Asperger's

Memoir of John Robison whose odd behavior was explained when he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome when he was forty and the change that made in his life.

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  • "我和阿斯伯格综合征"
  • "Wo he Asiboge zong he zheng"
  • "Look me in the eye"@ja
  • "Look me in the eye"
  • "My life with Asperger's"@en

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  • "Memoir of John Robison whose odd behavior was explained when he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome when he was forty and the change that made in his life."@en
  • ""Look Me in the Eye tells of a child's heartbreaking desperation to connect with others, and his struggle to pass as 'normal' - a struggle that would continue into adulthood. John Elder Robison's memoir of growing up with Asperger's syndrome (a form of high-functioning autism) at a time when the diagnosis didn't even exist is both moving and blackly funny. Along the way it also tells the story of two brothers born eight years apart yet devoted to each other: the author and his younger brother, who would grow up to become bestselling writer Augusten Burroughs and who has contributed a beautiful foreword to this book."--Provided by publisher."@en
  • "Memoir of John Robison whose odd behavior was explained when he was diagnosed with a form of autism called Asperger's syndrome when he was forty and the change that made in his life."
  • "John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits had earned him the label "social deviant." No guidance came from his mother, who conversed with light fixtures, or his father, who spent evenings drunk. No wonder he gravitated to machines, which could be counted on. 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, the more he had to pretend to be "normal" and do what he simply couldn't: communicate. 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.--From publisher description."@en
  • "John Robison longed to connect with other people, but by the time he was a teenager, his odd habits had earned him the label "social deviant." No guidance came from his mother, who conversed with light fixtures, or his father, who spent evenings drunk. No wonder he gravitated to machines, which could be counted on. 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, the more he had to pretend to be "normal" and do what he simply couldn't: communicate. 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.--From publisher description."
  • "Look Me in the Eye is a moving and unexpectedly funny memoir of growing up with Asperger's syndrome (a form of high-functioning autism) at a time when the diagnosis didn't even exist. Along the way it also tells the story of two brothers born eight years apart yet devoted to each other: the author and his younger brother, who would grow up to become Augusten Burroughs, author of the bestselling Running with Scissors and who has contributed a beautiful foreword to this book. For anyone who loved The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, and of course Running with Scissors."

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  • "Biography"@en
  • "Biography"
  • "Biographie (Descripteur de forme)"
  • "Erlebnisbericht"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
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  • "Look me in the eye my life with Asperger's"@en
  • "Me o minasai : asuperugā to tomo ni ikiru"
  • "Me o minasai : Asuperugā to tomoni ikiru"@ja
  • "Kan zhao wo de yan jing : wo he Asiboge zong he zheng"
  • "Schau mich an! : mein Leben mit Asperger"
  • "Look me in the eye: my life with Asperger's"
  • "Schau mich an! Mein Leben mit Asperger"
  • "眼を見なさい! : アスペルガーとともに生きる"
  • "Kan wo de yan jing"
  • "看着我的眼睛 : 我和阿斯伯格综合征"
  • "Kan wo de yan jing = Look me in the eye"
  • "Look me in the eye"
  • "Look me in the eye : my life with Asperger's"@en
  • "Look me in the eye"@en
  • "Look me in the eye : my life with Asperger's"
  • "Look me in the eye : my life with asperger's"
  • "Ik hield altijd al meer van treinen : mijn leven met een autistische stoornis"
  • "看我的眼睛"
  • "看我的眼睛 = Look me in the eye"

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