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Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
by John Elder Robison
from Random House Audio

Features:

• Abridged
• Audiobook

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• About Robison, not about Asperger's
  The subtitle suggests that this is a memoir about having Asperger's syndrome. Actually, it's a book about a guy who grew up in a wildly dysfunctional family, who had a series of adventures, and who turned out okay. Many of his idiosyncrasies, however, have nothing to do with Asperger's. His Asperger's isn't even particularly salient in this memoir. What stuck out for me was his obsession with practical jokes, some quite elaborate, all apparently executed because Robison derives enormous enjoyment from... more info

• A really fun read
  I found this book through Amazon's "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" and my interest was peeked when I read that he's the brother of Augusten Burroughs. I personally enjoyed this book more than Running with Scissors. I like looking into the mind of someone that thinks differently. I'm a slow reader, but I read through this on a 5 day vacation because I had a hard time putting it down.
  Thank you John for sharing your story with us. I hope you have more to share in the future.

• NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
  I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THIS BOOK. I HAVE A NEPHEW WHO HAS ASPERGER'S SYNDROME. I WAS LOOKING FOR THINGS THAT WOULD HELP ME TO HELP HIM. THE BOOK SEEMED A BIT LIKE "RUNNING WITH SCISSORS".

• good book
  This book is a reassuring recounting of John's turbulent growth through Aspbergers. He does an amazing job of identifying the difference in his perceptions and how he was able to alter them over time. John shows incredible insight as he reveals what caused him problems and shows typical Aspergish integrity in his life.
  I got this book for my son,hoping it might affirm what I have been saying. It affirmed that this is not a defect,shame has no part of life with Aspberger syndrome,he will find his way... more info

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