Meet Author John Elder Robison

Author John Elder Robison discusses his book "Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's," as part of Northeastern University Libraries' Meet the Author series, on November 5, 2008. Robison is the elder brother of popular author and memoirist Augusten Burroughs, who has detailed his family history of alcoholism and mental illness. Robisons book covers some of the same territory, but continues into his adulthood, which has been decidedly different from Burroughs: he started a successful business making flaming guitars for KISS. He was only diagnosed with Aspergers in middle-age, after decades of both successes and trials related to the disorder.

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[FeelOfFriction]

Around 1:05- he sounds like Napoleon Dynamite haha.

[Gramuddah]

Congratulations on this wonderful book John Eder. Would you believe I was reading the book yesterday and it was your birthday!! Belated Happy Birthday! My thirteen year old grandson has Aspergers, hence my interest in your book. It explained so much. You certainly proved Aspergers is NOT a disease. With sincere thanks from a grandma in Australia.

[rshoesandhomieg]

LOVE this!!

[6ft1height]

Is it similar to the book?

[Draca3]

well there's not a real way to summarize the book. kinda gotta read it... but uh.. it really just talks about him growing up with AS

[6ft1height]

Is this the basic summary of "Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's"? or are there more information in the book?

[6ft1height]

Is this the basic summary of "Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's"? or are there more information in the book?

[6ft1height]

Is this the basic summary of "Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's"?

[6ft1height]

In he summarizing the "Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's"?

[groovepossum2000]

i just loved the book, and am so happy for John now. The book helped me understand my son better, who has ASD, and understand myself better, too. Knowing what John has done with his life gives me alot more optimism about my son's future. Also, this book has helped me be more sympathetic and understanding of those around me & much more hesitant to judge where people are coming from- especially since we are all pretty much somewhere on the spectrum more or less...