Official Facebook page of John Elder Robison, author of Look Me in the Eye. I'm an Asperger and autism advocate, a writer, photographer, and machine aficianado
Information
- Affiliation:
- I can be reached through my company, J E Robison Service, and I also have a regular Facebook page plus Blogger and Psychology Today blogs.
- Location:
- Springfield, MA, 01104
Photos
2 of 18 albumsSee All
Fall 2009Updated on Sunday
Night. Fog. HorsesUpdated on Friday
Events
2 past eventsSee All
- Upcoming events
USA
Sunday, January 25 at 8:00pm - Look Me in the Eye book discus...
River Run Books
Tuesday, September 9 at 7:00pm
John Elder Robison hopes to see you at Umass Amherst this evening . . . 5:30 in the Bernie-Dallas Room which is located in Goodell on the campus of the University of Massachusetts. Part of the First Year Experience program. For details call Kelly A. Gray, First Year Experience Specialist, 413 545-0425 Free and open to the public
A famous writer once said, "You can lead a Horticulture, but you can't make her think." How true that is. And it makes you wonder who grows plants like these . . . .The closer we get to winter, the more the New England countryside reverts to black-and white...
John Elder Robison
It's late in the season but the mums are still blooming in the cool plant houses at Smith College. Some of you probably pride yourself on your plant growing skills, but the people who grew these things are masters! All these flowers were captured on November 15 here in Northampton, MA.
No animals were harmed in the m...aking of this gallery. One person was sacrificed for luck.
The other images in this gallery were taken here and in Vermont last month.
Woof!Read More
No animals were harmed in the m...aking of this gallery. One person was sacrificed for luck.
The other images in this gallery were taken here and in Vermont last month.
Woof!Read More
Irene LeMessurier Jenks
I finished your book yesterday. I have never been a big reader, so that is saying a lot. I have read nothing but non-fiction since high school and I'm 52 now, so I was amazed at how entertaining a book can be. It kept me laughing and crying for many nights. Now I hope to convince my two sons to read it, maybe even my s...eemingly NT husband. All you parents out there with AS kids are very lucky that it's 2009. My son was born in 1986 and I only just figured out he has Asperger's this summer. (He's 23) Upon studying AS intently, and hearing Tony Attwood speak about it for six hours in October, I finally self-diagnosed myself with it as well. It's all pretty mindblowing so far. Incredibly relieving. I'm really looking forward to meeting Temple Grandin next Tuesday in Springfield, MA. So thanks John. Maybe I'll even get up the nerve to send it to my brother before he gets fired from yet another engineering job.Read More
Paul Chris King
Hi John! I have a 6yr.old son with the same characteristics as you describe in your book-look me in the eye. I am only on page 23 and the similarities between the two of you are amazing! It brings me to tears and yet, through all the doctors and therapists and so forth, it brings me the most understanding of my most be...loved son! Thank you so much for the insight. When I finish your book, I am sure it will give me the answers I have been looking for that nobody has been able to answer. My son's name is Easton, and his greatest fascination at this time is calenders. Of course this is going to change, as you know, and I can't wait to help him with his next knowledges. He has such an inquisitive mind and yearns for information. Thank you so much for your books and please keep it up! JanaRead More
John Elder Robison The moon is full and yellow. Fall is coming, and the temperature has dropped twenty five degrees in two hours. Fog has settled in. This is werewolf weather. Armed with only a camera, I set out into the night. I met horses, and together we watched the edges of the forest, where silent, nameless things flitted in the shadows.
Catherine
Hi John, I saw you speak at Worcester State College last year, and purchased your book the very same day. I had always suspected that something about me was a bit off, but I figured I was just a really smart kid who didn't care for social interaction. Once I read your book and learned about Aspergers in my classes, I c...ame to realize that aspects of the disorder described me very well. Last month, at 22, I was finally diagnosed, and it feels wonderful to finally put a name to my weirdness.Read More
Nicole Kemp Sooo....what do YOU think about the prospect of AS being "lumped" in together with the other spectrum disorders in the DSM? I noticed one of the articles below. There is another one, earlier coverage of the same topic, that included a pic of you. Here's the link.
Source: www.nytimes.com
Experts want to remove an autism label from a diagnostic manual, but people with the disorder are divided.
Pia Burgos Nice to meet you John. I came upon reading your book after someone suggested it. My brother has Asperger's syndrome too, while I'm a long-time cancer survivor. So, it has been a hard life just as some of the situations your brother and you have described. Thank you for what you have written, I admire that you had the courage to do that. I hope one day, I too would be an accomplished author like you.
Source: www.nytimes.com
Asperger syndrome and autism should be thoroughly tested before being lumped together in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Rosaria Vento
i John nice to meet you via FB. I work in a school parttime and see young adults who seem to have some different ways about them. Not sure if it isAsberger, however they are really nice. Most other students are not rude to these students, as it is HS. I was the one when I went to school who was going to kick ass if ...anhyone messed with the retarded kids in the lunch room.I know Aspergers' is different but you get my drift. RosariaRead More
Melissa
John, when I found out about my son (13 year old Aspie diagnosed last year) I read your book first... OMGosh, you and my son are twins... I loved your book and it inspired me to read EVERYTHING I could find about Aspgergers.. being diagnosed so late has caused him tremendous difficulty socially... I HAVE ZERO patienc...e for the "R" word and he thinks that is his name at school.... so sad since if they really knew him like I do.. they would love him.Read More
Melissa Blankenship Tally
Your book is truly changing my family. A few months ago we started wondering if our 4 year old was 'normal'. We are waiting offical test results, but we already know that there is some form of autism/asperger's. Your book has helped me to understand him like never before. Thank you for sharing your story so that we can... get a little insight. I want to be the mom that he needs and I want to love him for the amazing masterpiece that he was created to be. Reading your story helps me have patience and compassion with my little boy. Until learning about Asperger's I was really frustrated with him and thought that he just didn't want to follow my instructions. I didn't understand why he seemed to 'get stuck' and couldn't move forward. Thank you for sharing your story and helping me understand so much about my own family.Read More
Angela Wow good read! I used to have a foster son that was diagnosed with Asperger's in the early 1990's it was hard to understand and I have learned so much over the years, I hope and pray he is doing OK. Thank you
Julie Glandon Arthur When I was browsing your photo's, it was eerie how one is so similar to that I took in my own back yard. What do you think?
