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Look Me in the Eye

by John Elder Robison

Published 2007

John Elder Robison's memoir, *Look Me in the Eye*, chronicles his experiences growing up with undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome. He details his childhood struggles with social cues and sensory overload, and his fascination with how things work, particularly electronics. The book offers a candid and often humorous perspective on navigating a world that doesn't always make sense to him, and his eventual diagnosis as an adult.

Asperger's syndromeBiographyBiography & AutobiographyMental healthNonfictionPatientsPsychologyLarge type booksnyt:paperback-nonfiction=2008-10-05New York Times bestsellerAsperger SyndromeMental healthrobison, john elder

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