John Elder Robison wasn't a model child. For those who read John's first book Look Me in the Eye, he was awkward in school; he ran away from home; he threatened people with knives. As an adult, he learned he had Asperger's syndrome, which explained a lot, and his youthful shenanigans made for riotous stories. But it wasn't so funny when his son, Cubby, started having trouble in school and seemed like he might be headed the same way. Not that John was a model dad, either. When Cubby asked,"Where did I come from?", John said he'd bought him at the Kid Store - and that the salesman had cheated him by promising Cubby would do chores. Cubby turned out to have his father's intelligence but also some of his resistance to authority. At seventeen, he was brilliant enough in chemistry to make military-grade explosives, which led to a raid by the ATF. That woke John up to another thing he and Cubby shared: Asperger's syndrome. This is an unforgettable memoir about a different boy being raised by a different father - and learning to cope with, even celebrate, the difference.
By:
John Elder Robison Imprint: Harper Collins Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 155mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 616g ISBN:9780732297145 ISBN 10: 0732297141 Publication Date:01 March 2013 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
