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Switched on, a memoir of brain change and emotional awakening, John Elder Robison ; foreword by Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD

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Switched on, a memoir of brain change and emotional awakening, John Elder Robison ; foreword by Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-289)

resource.biographical

individual biography

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Switched on

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dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

945566802

Responsibility statement

John Elder Robison ; foreword by Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD

Sub title

a memoir of brain change and emotional awakening

Summary

-- New York Times -- Look Me in the Eye, Switched On ¡ Having spent forty years as a social outcast, misreading others' emotions or missing them completely, John is suddenly able to sense a powerful range of feelings in other people. However, this newfound insight brings unforeseen problems and serious questions. As the emotional ground shifts beneath his feet, John struggles with the very real possibility that choosing to diminish his disability might also mean sacrificing his unique gifts and even some of his closest relationships. -- --Temple Grandin, author of -- Switched On--Graeme Simsion, author of -- --Simon Baron-Cohen, professor, Autism Research Centre, Cambridge University 2A¡remarkable, engaging, and moving story . . . It is a strikingly moving personal narrative about the nature of emotion, and about the opportunities afforded us when we seek to understand neurological difference.3--Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD, from the foreword From the Hardcover edition

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