Be Different: My Adventures with Asperger's and My Advice for Fellow Aspergians, Misfits, Families, and Teachers, (Paperback)

from kekerlewis

Robison wrote this in a very easy-to-read, conversational tone. It's the kind of fast read one would feel comfortable passing over to a nine-year-old son or daughter who might crack up laughing at some of the hilarious undertones and purposeful hilarity. Anyone who has frustratedly gone to a libr...

from lauriebrown54

Robison has written a manual that should help anyone with Asperger's navigate the world of neurotypicals- those who aren't on the autism spectrum. Written as a loose autobiography, he uses his own life to illustrate the problems that those with Asperger's can have, and tells us how he worked arou...

from Neverwithoutabook

At the age of 59, I was diagnosed with Asperger's. I picked this book up sometime after that diagnosis, probably within the past 3 yrs. I didn't get around to reading it until recently, and that's a shame. There is so much about Asperger's that this book helps you understand. This book explains m...

from bsiemens

Having been interested in the topic for a couple of years, I was looking forward to reading this book and was a little disappointed that each chapter held little new information. It didn't hold my interest and I skimmed the latter half of the book.

from TimBazzett

BE DIFFERENT was a Christmas gift to myself, mostly because I had so enjoyed Robison's memoir, LOOK ME IN THE EYE. I wish I'd saved my money. This book comes across as repetitious and rather robotic in tone, full of what seems to be mostly common-sense advice, repeated nearly ad nauseam. Perhaps ...