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The author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Look Me in the Eye returns with endearing stories and practical advice that will help anyone labeled different and find their path to success.

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!dventures of a Free"Range !spergian
#ith $ractical !dvice for !spergians% &isfits% Families ' Teachers

By (ohn Elder Robison

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!B23T T4E !3T42R5 (24 E6DER R2BI72 % %orn in Athen$ =A gre0 (. in the !?@/5$ %e,ore the diagno$i$ o, A$.erger5$ $1ndro'e e3i$ted) Toda1 he ha$ clai'ed hi$ $.ot on the a(ti$' $.ectr(') 9e i$ an a(thor and ,re7(ent lect(rer a%o(t hi$ li,e 0ith A$.erger5$) 9e %log$ ,or Psychology Today and i$ an ad8(nct ,ac(lt1 'e'%er at El'$ College in Chico.ee Ma$$ach($ett$) +ohn $erve$ on co''ittee$ and revie0 %oard$ ,or the Center$ ,or Di$ea$e Control and the :ational In$tit(te$ o, 9ealth) 9e i$ c(rrentl1 involved in a(ti$' re$earch and thera.1 .rogra'$ at 9arvard5$ Beth I$rael Deacone$$ Medical Center and Ma$$ach($ett$ =eneral 9o$.ital) +ohn al$o $it$ on the $cience and treat'ent %oard$ o, A(ti$' S.ea2$) 9i$ .revio($ %oo2 Look Me in the Eye 0a$ a New York Times %e$t$eller and ha$ %een tran$lated into ten lang(age$ and $old in @/ .l($ co(ntrie$) 9e live$ in A'her$t Ma$$ach($ett$) BE DIFFERE T !dventures of a Free"Range !spergian by (ohn Robison -rown !rchetype 8 &arch ..% ./00 $rice5 9.:+// hardcover 8 .;< pages 8 I7B =>;"/"?/>";;:;0"> www+crownpublishing+com @isit (ohn Robison at www+Aohnrobison+com or at http5BBAerobison+blogspot+com !lso available in audio and electronic versions