Look Me In The Eye

Got a bit bored with too much fiction that I yearned for something real. Then the book "Look Me In The Eye" written by John Elder Robison got my attention.

The book is about the author's life with Asperger's during the time when the disorder was still unknown. Robison was only diagnosed with Asperger's at the age of 40. A long overdue diagnosis since this was way after he had shown his extraordinary skills in special effects, working for the bands KISS and Pink Floyd; designing electronic games for toy company; and even repairing high end European cars like Bentley, Rolls-Royce, and Land Rover.

Because he was different (ie, blue blocks are to be lined only with blue and not mixed with any other color; and he does not look people in the eye) his teachers predicted that he will amount to nothing. In contradiction however, Robison grew to head his own company.

Written from a firsthand account with engineering jargon thrown in, it is actually a story of success no matter what the cards you are dealt with.