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Switched On: My Journey from Asperger´s to Emotional Awareness
John Elder Robison
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Description for Switched On: My Journey from Asperger´s to Emotional Awareness
Paperback. A moving first-hand account of a major breakthrough in the understanding and treatment of autistic conditions Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: BM; MJNA; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 196 x 28. Weight in Grams: 302.
In 2007 John Elder Robison wrote the international bestseller Look Me in the Eye, a memoir about growing up with Asperger's. Amid the blaze of publicity that followed, he received a unique invitation. Would John like to take part in a study led by one of the world's foremost neuroscientists, who would use an experimental new brain therapy in a major effort to understand and then address the issues at the heart of autism and Asperger's? This is the extraordinary story of what happened next. Having spent forty years as a social outcast, misreading other's emotions or missing them completely, ... Read more
In 2007 John Elder Robison wrote the international bestseller Look Me in the Eye, a memoir about growing up with Asperger's. Amid the blaze of publicity that followed, he received a unique invitation. Would John like to take part in a study led by one of the world's foremost neuroscientists, who would use an experimental new brain therapy in a major effort to understand and then address the issues at the heart of autism and Asperger's? This is the extraordinary story of what happened next. Having spent forty years as a social outcast, misreading other's emotions or missing them completely, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786070388
SKU
V9781786070388
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About John Elder Robison
John Elder Robison is the author of the international bestsellers Look Me in the Eye and Be Different, memoirs of living with Asperger's and raising a child with Asperger's. He is also a high-profile activist for autism research and treatment. The older brother of Augusten Burroughs, John lives in Western Massachusetts.
Reviews for Switched On: My Journey from Asperger´s to Emotional Awareness
'An eye-opening book with a radical message...The transformations [John Elder Robison] undergoes throughout the book are astonishing.' New York Times 'Astonishing, brave...Switched On reads like a medical thriller and keeps you wondering what will happen next...[Robison] takes readers for a ride through the thorny thickets of neuroscience and leaves us wanting more. He is deft at explaining difficult concepts and ... Read more