I was pretty much done with Robison after reading "Look Me in the Eye". He writes well, but there are things about him that rub me the wrong way. However, my mother-in-law dropped this book off with me and insisted I read it, so I did. I don't see how this book is all that helpful to anyone with ...
The older brother of author Augusten Burroughs, John Elder Robison grew up in a dysfunctional household with an abusive, drunken father and an insane mother - and undiagnosed Asperger's. He details his life growing up and handling a conditon he didn't know he had until 1990 - several years after ...
I’d start repeating it over and over, and Mom would pop me in the backseat and drive me around until I fell asleep. After a while, she’d park and quietly carry me in and tuck me in bed. In time, I learned to say the words Mom and Dad, but talking really started with car. I’ve sometimes wondered i...
One of my favorite activities involves putting on my backpack and walking five or ten miles along forest trails here in western Massachusetts. I’ve walked many sections of the Appalachian Trail and Vermont’s Green Mountain trails, and I hope to cover even more this coming season. I probably feel ...