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Be different : adventures of a free-range Aspergian with practical advice for Aspergians, misfits, families & teachers / John Elder Robison.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0307884813
  • ISBN: 9780307884817
  • Physical Description: xii, 286 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Crown Archetype, [2011]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-276) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Asperger's and me -- The three categories: Aspergian, Proto-Aspergian, and Nypical -- Finding your path to fitting in -- Rituals, Manners, and Quirks. -- For the love of routine -- What's in a name? -- Mind your manners -- A reason to care -- What are you afraid of? -- Emotions. -- (Not) reading people -- What is love? -- Emotional triggers -- Making and keeping friends -- Feeling bad news -- Keeping cool in a crisis -- Getting Along With Others. -- The center of the universe -- The art of conversation -- Lobster claws: dealing with bullies -- Animal wariness -- Getting chosen (and becoming choosable) -- Tuned In: Sensitivity to the Nonhuman World. -- Underwear with teeth -- Seeing music -- Managing sensory overload -- A walk in the woods -- A day at the races -- Finding Your Gifts. -- Learning calculus -- I'm with the band -- Plastic brains -- Attention to detail -- Secrets of my success -- Appendix for Parents, Teachers, and Others of Their Ilk -- Asperger's: the definition -- Index to Aspergian behaviors.
Subject:
Robison, John Elder.
Asperger's syndrome.
Difference (Psychology)
Individual differences.
Marginality, Social.

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