His first book, LOOK ME IN THE EYE has become one of the most widely read accounts of life with autism. John Elder Robison is one of the most prominent advocates and spokespeople for the Aspergers and Autism communities, in this country and around the world. He co-chairs the neurodiversity initiative at William & Mary. Today he sits on boards and committees of the NIH, the CDC and private foundations. "It was as if I'd been experiencing the world in black and white all my life, and suddenly I could see everything-and particularly other people-in brilliant, beautiful color." – John Elder Robison on effects of his TMS treatmentīefore the experiments Robison was a successful car mechanic. SWITCHED ON is the extraordinary story of what happened next. By stimulating the outer layer of John’s brain, they hoped to induce rewiring that would increase his emotional IQ. They proposed to use Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)- a powerful brain therapy that’s FDA approved for depression -in an effort to understand and then address the issues at the heart of autism. Alvaro Pascual Leone, one of the world’s foremost neuroscientists. After the success of his bestselling memoir LOOK ME IN THE EYE, a Harvard neuroscientist asked John Elder Robison if he would like to join a study led by Dr. The Odyssey is hosting local writer John Elder Robison who is a nationally recognized advocate for the Aspergers and Autism communities. Event: John Elder Robison, Switched On: A Memoir of Brain Change and Emotional Awakening
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