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Dealing with Transitions
What do you do, when you reach the end of your last year of high school? For most Americans, these are the options: -
The New DSM Proposed Definition of Autism and What It Means to Us?
There’s been a lot of talk about how the upcoming DSM V definition of autism will affect people on the spectrum. Last week’s news stories really got people talking, especially when one doctors suggested… -
Being Different, in an Australian TV special and a NZ magazine
This afternoon I received a nice review from Thread, a New Zealand news site. We've had quite a bit of press from Down Under lately, including this one-hour special on Being Different from the ABC, the Australian Bro… -
New from the TMS lab and autism research
Last night I attended Brain Health / Body Wealth at Harvard Medical School.Dr. Alvaro Pascual Leone told a rapt audience about new discoveries in brain plasticity and what it may mean to us, especially as we age.Then D… -
Book Review: Gravity Pulls You In
Last summer, my friends Kyra Anderson and Vicki Forman asked me to write a foreword for the anthology of autism stories they's been working on for the past few years. I'm proud to tell you that they completed the proj… -
Speaking to an audience at a book event
I don’t get asked many questions about being an author, or the process of writing and promoting books. This evening, a fellow writer sent me a letter, and I felt the answer might be of interest to one or two other… -
Hurricane Irene Flooding Western Massachusetts
Some images of flooding as Hurricane Irene hammers Western Massachusetts with rain last night and today -
Autism in the Family
This morning I read a striking a new study which addressed the question of autism in siblings – how common is it? The findings will be of vital interest to many; most especially young families with an autis… -
Be Different - my book is finally here
Be Different went on sale and I've been on the road with a pretty grueling travel schedule to promote it. My first talk was at the Autism Society of America's Georgia conference, #ASAGA11 for those who tweet. I've had… -
Discrimination and Accomodation
The continuing discussion about my thoughts on discrimination and accommodation got me to thinking . . . I am absolutely in favor of laws that make it illegal to fire people for being gay, Jewish, black, or anything…
About jerobison
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- About Me: I'm John Elder Robison, bestselling author, autism advocate, and founder and owner of J E Robison Service Company of Springfield, Massachusetts. I'm the author of Look Me in the Eye (Crown, 2007) which has been published in over 20 editions and is sold in 50 countries worldwide. I am an author, advocate and speaker, a machine aficionado, a photographer, car enthusiast, and small business owner. I have two blogs. The jerobison blog is about Asperger's, writing, and life in general. The Robisonservice blog is about cars, and being a machine aficianado Finally, my blog on Psychology Today talks about life with Asperger's
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