2011was my busiest year ever for speaking engagements, and 2012 is looking even busier. I'll be speaking in Canada, and across the United States.
Would you like to bring me to your college or conference? If so, contact Sally Itterly, my speaking agent. Do you want to set up a program in your elementary, middle, or high school? I handle those directly; write me.
Discovery Science Channel
Last year I was profiled in an episode of INGENIOUS MINDS on Discovery Science. The show is rerun with some frequency; check the Discovery Science Channel website for details. Meanwhile, you can watch it here on YouTube
June 16, Lenox, MA
British Motor Fesstival
June 17, Newport, RI
Newport Car Show
July 10, Washington, DC
I'll be in Washington for the first meeting of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) under the Combating Autism Reauthorization Act. OARC will post additional meeting details to the IACC website, http://iacc.hhs.gov/events/, as they become available in June and early July.
Sep 10, Castleton, VT
Join me for a program at Castleton College. Some parts of this program should be open to the public; contact the college for details.
Sep 14-16, Stowe, VT
Join me for fall foliage and the British Invasion Car Show.
Sep 21, Westborough, MA
Legacy of Caring Conference. Devereaux Massachusetts hosts this conference every two years. Registration required.
Tue Nov 6th, Rome, Italy
Morning talk at the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, La Sapienza University of Rome.
Thu Nov 8th, Genova, Italy
Morning talk at the University of Genova.
Fri Nov 9th, Torino, Italy
Morning talk in Torino
Sat Nov 10th, Milan, Italy
Early afternoon talk in Milan at the http://www.spazionautilus.org
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Here is a link to order the original hardcover edition of Look Me in the Eye, bad language and all.
This link takes you to the revised and cleaned up paperback edition, in the current printing.
Be Different
Look Me in the Eye
Me, Cubby, and my Dad's tractor
Welcome
John on the Internet
Me, Two Years Old
Followers
Blog Archive
About Me
- John Elder Robison
- Pretending to be normal. That's how John Elder Robison spent much of his time before being diagnosed, at the age of forty, with Asperger’s Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. In his illuminating memoir, Look Me in the Eye, he writes about overcoming his limitations to lead a successful life, and offers his keen insights into the irreducible strangeness of the human mind and the irrepressible strength of the human spirit.
The world was introduced to John Elder Robison in a memorable chapter from Running with Scissors, the bestselling memoir by his younger brother, Augusten Burroughs. Since then, he's been a regular feature in his brother's subsequent bestsellers. Now, with Look Me in The Eye and Be Different, Robison presents his own fascinating and darkly funny look at growing up with Asperger’s during a time when the diagnosis simply didn’t exist, and with no inkling of how to pass for normal.
Throughout his childhood, Robison could not connect with other people; instead, he found comfort in machines, which became his best friends. After fleeing his parents and dropping out of high school, he got a job with the rock band KISS, using his savant-like abilities to create their famous fire-breathing guitars. He later worked as a toy designer at Milton Bradley and held a number of other engineering and executive positions, before founding J E Robison Service Company, a renowned European car specialist.
At his speaking engagements, John will talk about his life as an undiagnosed free range Aspergian. He’ll offer his insights into how people with autism think, feel, and respond to others. He’ll talk about his recent experiences, including his advocacy work, his work with schools, and his participation in ground-breaking research with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation at Harvard Medical School’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. John also talks about his work with the Science Board of Autism Speaks, and his work on review and ethics boards for the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control.In addition to his talks to schools and associations, John teaches courses on the Asperger Mind in the graduate school at Elms College in Chicopee, MA.
Look Me in the Eye and Be Different are published in the USA by Crown, an imprint of Random House. Outside the US, John's writing has been translated into over twenty languages and his books are sold worldwide.