--- title: "2 Little brother Quotes By John Elder Robison" description: "2 Little brother quotes by John Elder Robison. Plus more from John Elder Robison and more Little brother sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/john-elder-robison-15225_baby_i-tried-to-show-him-things-but-he-didn-t_104834.jpg" --- > [“I tried to show him things, but he didn't seem to study what I showed him. Usually, he just put whatever I handed him in his mouth. He would try to eat anything. I fed him Tabasco sauce and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/i-tried-to-show-him-things-but-he-didn-t-seem-to-study-what-i-showed/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/john-elder-robison-15225_baby_i-tried-to-show-him-things-but-he-didn-t_104834.jpg) > [“Soon I was spending all my time in the basement, and I had moved from taking things apart to putting new things together. I began by building simple devices. Some, like my radios, were useful. Others were merely entertaining. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/soon-i-was-spending-all-my-time-in-the-basement-and-i-had-moved-from/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e01/john-elder-robison-15225_little-brother_soon-i-was-spending-all-my-time-in-the-b_596560.jpg) ## More by John Elder Robison > [“There are plenty of people in the world whose lives are governed by rote and routine. Such people will never be happy dealing with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/there-are-plenty-of-people-in-the-world-whose-lives-are-governed-by/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“I tried to show him things, but he didn't seem to study what I showed him. Usually, he just put whatever I handed him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/i-tried-to-show-him-things-but-he-didn-t-seem-to-study-what-i-showed/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“(The only time making a fist around the fork helps is when you want to stab someone because he’s stealing your food. Now I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/the-only-time-making-a-fist-around-the-fork-helps-is-when-you-want-to/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“We began reading books together. He loved Dr. Seuss. I read those books so often I could turn the pages and say the words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/we-began-reading-books-together-he-loved-dr-seuss-i-read-those-books/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“Asperger’s is not a disease. It’s a way of being. There is no cure, nor is there a need for one. There is, however,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/asperger-s-is-not-a-disease-it-s-a-way-of-being-there-is-no-cure-nor/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [I don't really understsand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/i-don-t-really-understsand-why-it-s-considered-normal-to-stare-at/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“Individuals are labeled “different,” “geeky,” “abnormal,” or even “Aspergian” or “autistic” at a young age. Among other things, these labels suggest that the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/individuals-are-labeled-different-geeky-abnormal-or-even-aspergian-or/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [Building up a weakness just makes you less disabled. Building a strength can take you to the top of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/building-up-a-weakness-just-makes-you-less-disabled-building-a/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“Sociopath” and “psycho” were two of the most common field diagnoses for my look and expression. I heard it all the time: “I’ve read…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/sociopath-and-psycho-were-two-of-the-most-common-field-diagnoses-for/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“Nice people like them by children like him and raise them as pets. But he didn't want to be a pet today.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/nice-people-like-them-by-children-like-him-and-raise-them-as-pets-but/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“Girls are the trickiest and most unpredictable creatures a fellow like me will ever talk to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/girls-are-the-trickiest-and-most-unpredictable-creatures-a-fellow/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“Find Your Strengths and Interests”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/find-your-strengths-and-interests/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [This is a f\*\*\*ing mess," I said tactfully.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/this-is-a-f-ing-mess-i-said-tactfully/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“I used to fear barking dogs. I would cringe and say to myself, 'Nice doggie please don't bite me I'll just go away,' but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/i-used-to-fear-barking-dogs-i-would-cringe-and-say-to-myself-nice/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) > [“Soon I was spending all my time in the basement, and I had moved from taking things apart to putting new things together. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-elder-robison/soon-i-was-spending-all-my-time-in-the-basement-and-i-had-moved-from/) [John Elder Robison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-elder-robison/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/little-brother/john-elder-robison/#itemlist", "name": "2 Little brother Quotes By John Elder Robison", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I tried to show him things, but he didn't seem to study what I showed him. Usually, he just put whatever I handed him in his mouth. He would try to eat anything. I fed him Tabasco sauce and he yelled. Having a little brother helped me learn to relate to other people. 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