Be different : my adventures with Asperger's and my advice for fellow Aspergians, misfits, families, and teachers
(2011)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
616.858832/ROBISON,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Broadway Books, [2011]
©2011
©2011
EDITION
First paperback edition
DESCRIPTION
xii, 284 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780307884824, 0307884821
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Rituals, manners, and quirks -- Emotions -- Getting along with others -- Tuned in : sensitivity to the nonhuman world -- Finding your gifts
With his usual honesty, dry wit, and unapologetic eccentricity, John Robison argues that Asperger's is about difference, not just disability. He offers stories from his own life and the lives of other Aspergians to give the reader a window into the Aspergian mind. Equally important, he offers practical advice - to Aspergians, their parents, and educators - on how Aspergians can improve the weak communication and social skills that keep them from taking full advantage of, or even recognising, their often remarkable gifts