Comments on: John Robison’s Asperger’s gave me permission to write about myself http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/ 120 Essays to Help You Read and Write Memoirs by Jerry Waxler Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:45:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: sunny http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comment-1265 sunny Sat, 29 Mar 2008 00:37:47 +0000 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comment-1265 I'm not quite that psychic. ;-) My daughter went to Louise. I’m not quite that psychic. ;-)
My daughter went to Louise.

]]> By: Tom http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comment-1263 Tom Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:58:40 +0000 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comment-1263 I first heard about Asperger's a couple of years ago when I read "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon, which is told from the point of view of a young boy who suffers with this syndrome. I've heard and read that there are varying degress of Asperger's. Llike most writers, I often find myself conflicted between needing the company of people and wanting to spend long periods in total isolation so I can write and think. I suppose this applies to a lot of activities that require deep concetration and / or creativity. I first heard about Asperger’s a couple of years ago when I read “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” by Mark Haddon, which is told from the point of view of a young boy who suffers with this syndrome. I’ve heard and read that there are varying degress of Asperger’s.
Llike most writers, I often find myself conflicted between needing the company of people and wanting to spend long periods in total isolation so I can write and think. I suppose this applies to a lot of activities that require deep concetration and / or creativity.

]]> By: jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comment-1255 jerrywaxler Thu, 27 Mar 2008 10:08:00 +0000 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comment-1255 Tysdaddy, Thanks for the tip about the book. This raises a teaching point. Reading about things related to yourself is a good way to research your memoir. Now I have to study nerds of all things. Time to dig out my pocket protector. :) Sunny, um, that's kind of strange that you picked up on the camp. Are there really that few camps in Maryland, or is the world wide web connecting more than just electron. :) Yes, it was Mount Airy. In an impulse of fact-checking curiosity I contacted them to be sure of the location and they are still there. Tysdaddy, Thanks for the tip about the book. This raises a teaching point. Reading about things related to yourself is a good way to research your memoir. Now I have to study nerds of all things. Time to dig out my pocket protector. :)

Sunny, um, that’s kind of strange that you picked up on the camp. Are there really that few camps in Maryland, or is the world wide web connecting more than just electron. :) Yes, it was Mount Airy. In an impulse of fact-checking curiosity I contacted them to be sure of the location and they are still there.

]]> By: sunny http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comment-1251 sunny Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:29:53 +0000 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comment-1251 Jerry -- enjoyed this post! And I agree with you that there are 2 stories here...where you've been and where you're going. (btw, was that camp you went to the brother camp of Camp Louise?) Jerry — enjoyed this post! And I agree with you that there are 2 stories here…where you’ve been and where you’re going.
(btw, was that camp you went to the brother camp of Camp Louise?)

]]> By: tysdaddy http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comment-1250 tysdaddy Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:16:37 +0000 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comment-1250 For further discussion regarding Asperger's Syndrome (AS), check out David Anderegg's <i>Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them</i>. I'm about a quarter of the way through and just checked the index where I learned that Asperger's is mentioned over the course of eleven pages, spread throughout the book. It's come up once in my reading thus far, so seeing AS mentioned in your post raised the flag. Nice post, Jerry. (A compliment from someone who spent many a day being dull and introspective. I now prefer to remember myself as pensive. Ha! Brian For further discussion regarding Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), check out David Anderegg’s Nerds: Who They Are and Why We Need More of Them. I’m about a quarter of the way through and just checked the index where I learned that Asperger’s is mentioned over the course of eleven pages, spread throughout the book. It’s come up once in my reading thus far, so seeing AS mentioned in your post raised the flag.

Nice post, Jerry. (A compliment from someone who spent many a day being dull and introspective. I now prefer to remember myself as pensive. Ha!

Brian

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