Look Me In Eye Analysis

This quote from Look Me in The Eye by John Elder Robison is brief, but crucially important. During our Clarkson Seminar class discussion my fellow students and I delved into the topic of what emotions and feelings John Elder Robison possibly experienced as a child. It was generally accepted by the group that he often felt confused, frustrated, and alienated throughout his childhood. However the deeper reason as to why he felt these emotions was only briefly touched on. Much of the blame for these feelings was put on the fact that Robison did not have a formal Asperger's diagnosis as a child. It was argued that if he had a formal Asperger’s diagnosis at a young age he wouldn’t of been as frustrated as he was, simply because he would have at

Asperger’s syndrome is becoming more and more common as time goes by. Each year, more children are being diagnosed. This paper focuses on Asperger’s Syndrome and developing social skills in various social settings. By looking at the etiology, diagnostic procedures, how the condition effects development, daily challenges, current social/cultural views, and relevant social interventions, a better understanding on how to develop social skills for children with Asperger’s Syndrome can ensue. The world revolves around social situations. This is how people are hired for jobs, ask for things, make new friends, meet their future spouse, etc. At the moment, social skills training and social support is minimal compared to where it potentially

The film I decided to watch was, A Mile in His Shoes which was directed by William Dear and screen wrote by Frank Nappi and Jason Koornick (2011). This movie was very inspiring as an adult with Asperger’s syndrome is the main character. Asperger’s syndrome is a type of autism that is more of a social disorder (Gargiulo, R. M. & Bouck, E, 2018). These individuals have trouble in social situations whether that is making friends or just talking one on one with a family member. There are many characteristics that describe an individual as having Asperger’s syndrome. Most of these characteristics were displayed throughout the film through the character Mickey Tussler. In this paper, I will discuss the signs and symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome through the eyes of Mickey, a professional minor league baseball player as well as how he was treated by his parents, coach and teammates. I will lastly reflect on how I felt about A Mile in His Shoes regarding their portrayal of Asperger’s syndrome.

Thesis Statement: Despite the common misconception that Aspergers is a disability, Christopher Boon demonstrates that the syndrome provides him with distinct advantages.

In the article, “How to Speak Asperger’s,” by Fran Goldfarb and Guthrie Devine, the authors contend that learning to communicate with people with Asperger’s Syndrome is an important skill. The authors introduce the article by providing a narrative about Goldfarb’s son. The point of her narrative is that communication is misunderstood with people with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS). The author, Fran Goldfarb, explains how her son misunderstands communication with his teachers, and how punishment is ineffective, because of his Asperger’s. The authors start by explaining why communication is very complex. To begin with, people with AS struggle with communication, because of their lack of social cues. They tend to miss irony, humor, and they take everything literally. That’s why people with AS don’t understand communication and everything is a struggle for them.

Approximately 947,570 Americans have Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), however, it is not an easy disorder to explain (Bashe 19). With multiple conditions and characteristics in each case, AS is not an easy disorder to diagnose. Asperger’s Syndrome was named after Hans Asperger, an Austrian physician, who first described the disorder in 1944 after studying a group of children with similar, unusual characteristics. However, AS was not made an official disease until 1994. Consequently, Asperger disease is just now becoming published and popular so there is still research and questions being answered. Asperger’s Syndrome, an autism spectrum disorder, is noted by above-average

Problems with social skills include difficulty interacting with others, are often awkward in social situations, and have difficulty starting and maintaining a conversation. Individuals with Asperger’s syndrome may develop odd, repetitive movements, such as hand twitching or finger twisting. They might also develop unusual rituals, such as getting dressed in a specific order, and are resistant to change the ritual. Some communication difficulties people with Asperger's syndrome may exhibit are, not being able to make eye contact when speaking with someone, trouble using facial expressions and gestures, and understanding body language. They also have a tendency to misunderstand language in context and are very literal in their use of language. Individuals could express limited range of interests; they could develop an almost obsessive interest in a few areas, such as weather, topics in school, or sports. Many individuals with Asperger's syndrome are exceedingly gifted or skilled in a particular area, such as history or science. The coordination of individuals with Asperger's syndrome may seem clumsy or awkward.

Mark Haddon provides us a perspective from someone living with Asperger’s, he uses first person narration to do this. Haddon creates Christopher’s unique perspective by using

Moreover, Christopher cannot understand other people’s emotions and many other things, so, therefore, he struggles with numerous problems that a person without Asperger Syndrome would not experience. The train station is exceptionally hard for him to travel through, which is proven when he states,“... the back of someone's jacket touched my knee and I felt sick and I started groaning really loudly and the lady on the bench stood up and no one else sat down” (Haddon 175-176). A reader would not have as many problems traveling through a train station, so, therefore, it is interesting to see Christopher’s point of view. In addition, albeit Christopher’s condition inducing him to make most of his decisions, the novel’s central purpose is to not explore Asperger Syndrome because there is not much focus put on his condition and the words “Autism” and “Asperger Syndrome” are never used.

Communication is one of the hardest challenges with Asperger's. People with Asperger's have a limited area of interest, resulting in the excessive discussion about this area of interest. They often do not realize that someone has lost interest in the topic of discussion ("PubMedHealth"). "Most treatment efforts focus on enhancing communication skills and reducing problem behaviors. For children with Asperger's syndrome, most therapy should consist of school education combined with special psychological supports for communication and socialization problems "("Magill's Medical Guide"). Fortunately, people, like Jacob, have tutors or teachers to help them converse and behave in a calm and collected manner. Jess, Jacob's tutor, teaches him how to order food politely, how to greet people, and overall, how to carry on a conversation without delving too deep into a certain subject. Being in a school environment gives one with Asperger's a sense of belonging or recognition. Jacob goes to a public school that allows him to use a "get out of class" pass if it gets too overwhelming for him.

In the book, Inside Asperger’s Looking Out, the author, Kathy Hoopmann, shares senses and feelings with such detail that you feel like you are in the book. She takes the readers through thoughts, feelings and scenarios that help the reader better understand what people with Asperger’s, or Aspies as they are fondly known as these days (p.2), go through in everyday life. She pairs her educational words with appropriate pictures. In fact, the pictures actually help to convey the point Hoopmann is trying to portray. The pictures are cute, silly and can be confusing but they make complete sense with every example of feelings or thoughts that are being explained. For example, she uses a beautiful under water picture of fish and sea creatures swimming

Amazingly, one percent of new births will have some type of autism (Autism Society of America, 2010). Asperger’s disorder is one type of Autism, and is at the high end of these disorders. This “disorder, which is also called Asperger's syndrome (AS) or autistic psychopathy, belongs to a group of childhood disorders known as pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) or autistic spectrum disorders”(Exkorn, 2006). A characteristic of this disorder is harsh and strict disruption of a certain type of brain development. The most affected areas of Asperger's disorder is difficulty in social understanding and in behavior or activities that are limited or recurring (Frey, 2003). Students with Asperser’s have different levels of seriousness,

The author of this book is Toney Allman. She has a Bachelors of science degree from Ohio University and a Masters Degree in clinical psychology from the university of Hawaii. She has written more than thirty nonfiction books for students on a variety of topics. Her authority on this issue is that she has a masters degree in Clinical psychology.I know that the writter was well prepared beecause if he or she was not the book woulod nt have been published. The book is titled Diseases & Disorders : Asperger’s Syndeome. The eintended readers of this book are any person wanting to know more about this disorder. The position of this book is explaing and making the in formatio prosented about asperger’s Syndrome clear. Some of the evidance is that

The novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time gives the reader an inside look on what life is like for a person with autism through their eyes. In the video clip Marianne Elliott, the director of the play, says, “Mark Haddon deliberately didn’t explain or describe who Christopher was.” Mark Haddon, the author, did not tell us that Christopher had Asperger’s because he wanted to focus on difference not on disability. By Haddon telling this story from the point of view of Christopher, the reader got to experience everyday life as a person with Asperger’s would. The reader got to be inside the mind of Christopher and compare and contrast their life to his.

The wish of a nine-year-old Oskar Schell although not formally diagnosed as autistic, he got tested to see if he had Asperger's Syndrome, but the test was not definitive. He suffers from anxiety and describes it as ‘wearing heavy boots’ and deals with it by giving himself bruises. He gets overwhelmed when he is in hectic places with loud noises and bright