As a mom to a son with Asperger's, I was very interested in reading this book to see what insights an adult who has dealt with the disorder his whole life had to share. Mr. Robison did not find out what he "had" until he was a grown man yet learned to cope on his own with the traits that made socializing so difficult for him. His life, with or without Asperger's, is one worthy of a novel. He grew up in an extremely dysfunctional home, his father an alcoholic and his mother with mental illness. He left school and home at a young age and worked in some interesting jobs before opening the business that he is still in today. The stories he has to tell are interesting and funny. Throw in the insights about Asperger's and how he taught himself to overcome a condition that he did not even have words for until he was 30+ years old, and this book was an entertaining and enlightning read. I look forward to his next book.
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