…the ATF agent in charge turned to me and said, “Mister Robison, the US government has no criminal interest in your son. We just want to clean this up and make it safe. Somewhere in the US, every year, we find a Boy Scout genius with a chemistry set, and this is your year.”
John Elder Robison, author of “Look Me in the Eye” and “Raising Cubby,” says he was a problem child…often sad and lonely…he wanted to fit in, he wanted to make friends…but he couldn’t figure out how…
When John was growing up, Asperger’s Syndrome was not yet “discovered” so he was just considered anti-social…it wasn’t until he was in his 40’s, when one of his clients, who is a therapist, told him about this new thing called Asperger’s…it was a major “Aha Moment!”
John’s son Cubby also has Asperger’s…and a love for chemistry and blowing things up…
