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…

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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…

— John Elder Robison

I don't really understsand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs

— 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…

— John Elder Robison

Building up a weakness just makes you less disabled. Building a strength can take you to the top of the world.

— 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:…

— 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.”

— John Elder Robison

“Girls are the trickiest and most unpredictable creatures a fellow like me will ever talk to.”

— John Elder Robison

“Find Your Strengths and Interests”

— John Elder Robison

This is a f***ing mess," I said tactfully.

— 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…

— 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…

— John Elder Robison

“Always keep this point in mind: the word "delay" means what it says: late. Delayed isn't never, no matter how much it…

— John Elder Robison

“Last summer, when he thought I wasn't looking, I observed Cubby telling one of the neighborhood six-year-olds that there were dragons living…

— John Elder Robison

“We do not naturally care about people we don't know... If we tried to feel sorry for every death, our little hearts…

— John Elder Robison

“am always calmer and more relaxed in a pile, being petted. Nowadays, for the first time, I fall asleep quickly and I…

— John Elder Robison

“Because speaking while watching things has always been difficult for me, learning to drive a car and talk at the same time…

— John Elder Robison

“I can’t look at a stranger’s face and think, She’s smiling just like Amy. When Amy smiles like that she’s happy, so…

— John Elder Robison

Saying you "have" something implies that it's temporary and undesirable. Asperger's isn't like that. You've been Aspergian as long as you can…

— John Elder Robison

It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do.

— John Elder Robison

“...delineated with signs reading: TOWN OF AMHERST WATERSHED NO TRESPASSING Which every boy in the neighborhood understood as: PRIVATE PRESERVE FOR KIDS”

— John Elder Robison

“It must be my logical consideration of a decision many see as purely intuitive or emotional that throws other people for a…

— John Elder Robison