John Elder Robison | |
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Born | Athens, Georgia, U.S. | August 13, 1957
Occupation | Memoirist |
Period | 2007–present |
Subject | Memoir, autism |
Notable works | Look Me in the Eye (2007), Be Different (2011), Switched On (2016) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Augusten Burroughs (brother) |
Website | |
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John Elder Robison (born August 13, 1957)[1] is the American author of the 2007 memoir Look Me in the Eye, detailing his life with undiagnosed Asperger syndrome and savant abilities, and of three other books. Robison wrote his first book at age 49.