tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post7377105838986875059..comments2024-03-12T03:43:35.156-04:00Comments on Look Me In The Eye: A visit to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterJohn Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07407165016025447113noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-65216323668399275412008-05-14T16:14:00.000-04:002008-05-14T16:14:00.000-04:00Hello John. This is Danielle Gorczyca. Jack and I ...Hello John. This is Danielle Gorczyca. Jack and I were best friends when we were little. I read "Running With Scissors" two years ago, and it wasn't until I talked to Mariel Adams that I discovered you and Augusten were brothers. <BR/><BR/>When I was in 8th grade I accidentally discovered one of my best friends had Aspergers. I was reading into the disorder and I noticed my friend displayed similar attributes. We dug through his medical records and found it to be true. He was diagnosed with ASD as a toddler and his parents never told him. <BR/> He was relieved because his "odd" characteristics began to make sense to him. I've been helping him with social interaction ever since we found out. He goes to UMASS Amherst now and hes actually extremely popular for his unique qualities. His friends call him "Burgers" and he loves it. <BR/> Shortly after we discovered his diagnosis he told me that he was cursed for having ASD because he felt like it was detrimental to his relationships and future. I told him I could never love him in the same way if he didn't have ASD.<BR/><BR/> In his case, I wouldn't even call it a "disorder" because it seems to brighten his social life in a different way and allows him to conceptualize things most people cannot. Sometimes its all about what society finds acceptable and what society deems unacceptable. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, my family (Mike, Vivian, and I) enjoyed your book tremendously. <BR/><BR/>Could you perhaps give me Jack's e-mail or some way to contact him? I would love to talk to him. I will be going to Mount Holyoke College in September and I heard he is going to UMASS Amherst. We are going to be close. :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12063543815299367493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-76375704550496840192008-04-17T22:04:00.000-04:002008-04-17T22:04:00.000-04:00John, This is fascinating! I look forward to next ...John, <BR/>This is fascinating! I look forward to next week (and wonder if you are, too???).Doreen Orionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12026294659806001562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-48874971673433477642008-04-17T04:19:00.000-04:002008-04-17T04:19:00.000-04:00This is truly fascinating!!!And really very noble ...This is truly fascinating!!!<BR/>And really very noble of you to partipate in research that helps so many causes.<BR/>I'm glad I read this post. Thanks for sharing.Chris Eldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794946908789120139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-13668034407626673152008-04-15T22:33:00.000-04:002008-04-15T22:33:00.000-04:00My son was identified as having Asperger's at age ...My son was identified as having Asperger's at age FOUR. I suppose like most parents, I view him through a filter...he is so amazing, smart, funny...has such a unique outlook on the world...His AS just adds a little "flavor" to our otherwise "normal" existence. Your book is fabulous. I gave a copy to his incredibly understanding preschool director for Christmas. Thanks for your view into our future...One Little Browniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273363232886632302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-85077841952481748112008-04-11T11:23:00.000-04:002008-04-11T11:23:00.000-04:00Hi, Sorry! I was speaking in NYC at the JCC event....Hi, Sorry! I was speaking in NYC at the JCC event. But I asked the group if they'd read your book and MANY of them had. I suggested they rest run out and buy it! I blogged the event today. See you Sunday at Elms. I'll prepare a bit more this time! :)Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-55912679377491626152008-04-11T09:46:00.000-04:002008-04-11T09:46:00.000-04:00Bookfreak, here are some links to stories in the B...Bookfreak, here are some links to stories in the Boston Globe on the BIDMC/Harvard TMS program and depression. You have to subscribe to download them. I've read them, and I can tell you the patients talk of remarkable success in the story.<BR/><BR/>The lab’s official site<BR/>http://www.tmslab.org/ <BR/> <BR/>Old brain, new tricks New research on the blind is revealing the brain's ability to adapt - and may lead to new therapies for everything from strokes to chronic pain<BR/><BR/>Published in the Boston Globe, January 15, 2006<BR/> <BR/>Zap!<BR/>Published in the Boston Globe, January 14, 2003<BR/> <BR/>For the above articles, go to their site, www.boston.com and use the search function.<BR/><BR/>Also read:<BR/>Magnetic Pulse Seen as Boon for Brain Research<BR/><BR/>Morning Edition, NPR, January 25, 2007<BR/><BR/>http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7015109John Robisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407165016025447113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-64175737105296633192008-04-11T08:01:00.000-04:002008-04-11T08:01:00.000-04:00I look forward to reading your book. My nephew has...I look forward to reading your book. My nephew has been diagnosed with ASD. He's 3 and getting help now. So lucky! I wish you'd had the same benefit.<BR/><BR/>I grew up in a dysfunctional nightmare myself and can relate to you in that way. To quote a movie I once saw, "If I'd had a happy childhood I'd have nothing to write about".<BR/><BR/>I read that one application of TMS is treating depression. Do you know anything that might reference that for me? I've struggled with depression for much of my life - which seemed logical since my childhood was the kind you survive not benefit from.<BR/><BR/>I appreciate what you contribute. It seems to me that Autism is rapidly growing in awareness and hopefully treatment options. I look forward to the possibility that someday my nephew and I may develop some kind of a connection.<BR/><BR/>Mariahbookfreak53https://www.blogger.com/profile/04119256990978609456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-10501000391166020622008-04-10T11:05:00.000-04:002008-04-10T11:05:00.000-04:00Hey, Kim, are you coming up to Wallingford this ev...Hey, Kim, are you coming up to Wallingford this evening?John Robisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407165016025447113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751271189667675662.post-77438227876141355192008-04-10T10:57:00.000-04:002008-04-10T10:57:00.000-04:00Wow. Wow. Wow. I can't wait to learn more.Wow. Wow. Wow. I can't wait to learn more.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.com