When i learned about autism, i had an explanation for why things had gone wrong with me. And that was what gave me the courage to write what became lookme in the eye. The book came out, andd all these people started reading it. One of the people who read it was a post doctoral researcher at harvard medical school.
John Elder Robison is a gifted sound engineer whose rare ability to understand machines propelled him to work with the likes of Kiss and Diana Ross. But the one thing he always felt was lacking was his ability to understand people emotionally. In an effort to see if he could change that, he volunteered to participate in an experimental brain study.
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