Be Different: Adventures of a Free-Range Aspergian with Practical Advice for Aspergians, Misfits, Families & Teachers

From Barnes & NobleJohn Elder Robison, the author of this book, was almost forty before he realized what had made him so different since childhood: He had Asperger's. In a few years, the whole world knew about his condition, thanks to his younger brother Augusten Burroughs' memoir Running with Scissors. In 2007, Robison himself spoke up with his own bestselling memoir Look Me in the Eye. Be Different is a quite different, yet equally appealing book. Like its predecessor, it includes memorable stories about Robison's youth and adulthood, but its focus is on practical advice and coping strategies for Aspergians and other outsiders. The tone is upbeat: "My differences turned out also to include gifts that set me apart." "Find life and work settings that minimize your weaknesses, and find your strengths and play with them.