Switched On

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An extraordinary memoir about the cutting edge brain therapy that dramatically changed the life and mind of John Elder Robison, theNew York Times bestselling author of Look Me in the Eye Imagine spending the first forty years of your life in darkness, blind to the emotions and social signals of other people Then imagine that someone suddenly switches the lights on.It has long been assumed that people living with autism are born with the diminished ability to read the emotions of others, even as they feel emotion deeply But what if we ve been wrong all this time What if that missing emotional insight was there all along, locked away and inaccessible in the mind In 2007 John Elder Robison wrote the international bestseller Look Me in the Eye, a memoir about growing up with Asperger s syndrome Amid the blaze of publicity that followed, he received a unique invitation Would John like to take part in a study led by one of the world s foremost neuroscientists, who would use an experimental new brain therapy known as TMS, or transcranial magnetic stimulation, in an effort to understand and then address the issues at the heart of autism Switched On is the extraordinary story of what happened next 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 Switched On is a real life Flowers for Algernon, a fascinating and intimate window into what it means to be neurologically different, and what happens when the world as you know it is upended overnight. New Download [ Switched On ] by [ John Elder Robison ] – kino-fada.fr I wanted to like John Elder Robison s Switched On A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakeningthan I actually did The beginning was slow going To me, it sometimes felt like I was reading a grocery list rather than a story and maybe that was part of the point It wasinteresting when the author discusses being switched on Even 50 years after Daniel Keyes Flowers for Algnernon, this being switched on or waking up is a scary concept when it comes with the possibility of this I wanted to like John Elder Robison s Switched On A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakeningthan I actually did T...All we had were a TMS machine, some ideas, a few volunteers, and a lot of hope Author John Elder Robison has Asberger s, a form of autism He and his brother Augustin Burrows, author of Running with Scissors were raised by a mother with mental illness and by a father who drank and became violent John is a master in engineering technologies, his past jobs included creating electronic toys games, some of the first video games and talking...The book is an anecdotal account of the author s experience of taking TMS transcranal magnetic stimulation , as an experimental treatment for autism he ll often use the word Asperger instead of autism The author is a good narrator, and tells his personnel experiences in a very likable manner Overall, I think I could have gotten what I wanted out of the book by reading a magazine length article on the merits and wizardry on TMS instead I had wondered about the efficacy of the procedure be The book is an anecdotal account of the author s experience of taking TMS transcranal magnetic s...Robison s story is intriguing It has often been the subject of my thoughts since I finished the book It s deeply troubling and incredibly hopeful If I could change the way my brain works, if I could choose to benormal , would I Robison answered yes, yes to change his brain, and yes to fit in better with others, yes to gain emotional insight he didn t otherwise have The consequences are beautiful andthan a little scary.As an adult, Robison was diagnosed as being on the autism sp Robison s story is intriguing It has often been the subject of my thoughts since I finished the book It s deeply troubling and incredibly hopeful If I could change the way my brain works, if I could choose to benormal , would I Robison answered yes, yes to change his brain, and yes to fit in better with others, yes to gain emotional insight he didn t otherwise have The consequences are beautiful andthan a little scary.As an adult, Robison was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, and this book is the account of his participation in research using transcranial magnetic stimulation to rewire his brain The research was successful he felt that his emotions were switched on , and his ability to empathize with other people skyrocketed He felt emotions when he listened to music for the first time He suddenly understood people better and wasable to operate with what most people call common courtesy Looking back on his life, he suddenly realized how rude he had always been, how his react...I remember reading Agustin Burrows book, Running With Scissors and thinking, Wow, this family is even crazier than mine Being curious about the crazy, I eagerly picked up his brother, John Elder Robison s book, Switched On A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awaking Late in life Robinson was diagnosed with Aspergers, a syndrome on the autism spectrum, which he saw as an explanation of both his giftedness and many challenges Switched On tells of his emotional state before, during and af I remember reading Agustin Burrows book, Running With Scissors and thinking, Wow, this family is even crazier than mine Being curious about the c...At the age of 50, John Elder Robison participates in a research study on the effects of TMS transcranial magnetic stimulation on adults with autism Hours later, he suddenly feelseverything Most, but not ...Amazing memoir by a western Massachusetts author that I have heard speak three times How do brains work and how can science change our behavior Gives me a lot to think aboutThis is one of those cases where I m not sure if the fault lies in me or the book This isn t to say that Robinson is a bad writer Quite to the contrary, he has a clear and vivid writing style that isn t pretentious He is able to convey a very complicated issue with so many scientific and emotional nuances with clarity and sensitivity Switched On made me wish that I had read his memoir, Look Me in the Eye first I am certainly planning on reading that one regardless Here s the thing I foun This is one of those cases where I m not sure if the fault lies in me or the book This isn t to say that Robinson is a bad writer Quite to the contrary, he has a clear and vivid writing style that isn t pretentious He is able to convey a very complicated issue with so many scientific and emotional nuances with clarity and sensitivity Switched On made me wish that I had read his memoir, Look Me in the Eye first I am certainly planning on reading that one regardless Here s the thing I found this book overdrawn, almost as if Robinson didn t quite have enough material to fill up then pages There were quite a few sections filled w...Switched On Finished this one a couple of days ago and I keep forgetting to review it probably because I transitioned right into listening to Running With Scissors Augusten Burroughs is John Elder Robison s little brother I had no idea Anyway, Robison was not diagnosed with Asperger s Syndrome until he was 40 years old He has written a few other books about his experiences growing up with undiagnosed autism, raising an autistic son, and being different, and I am definite...I really wasn t sure what to expect from this book when I picked it up, and I have to admit that the beginning did not immediately convince me that it would be worth finishing However, I ended up finding the book quite worth listening to.Reading about Robison s experiences with autism was kind of strange, because his experience was quite different from mine, but also probablytypical I really have been incredibly lucky to have found as many close friends many of them also autistic as I I really wasn t sure what to expect from this book when I picked it up, and I have to admit that the beginning did not immediately convince me that it would be worth finishing However, I ended up finding the book quite worth listeni...

Switched On
  • 25 June 2017
  • Audio CD
  • 1101888857
  • John Elder Robison
  • Switched On