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Podcast

Balancing the Brain

Ned Hallowell
Ned Hallowell
Dr. Robert Melillo
Dr. Robert Melillo

We talk with Dr. Robert Melillo about DISCONNECTED KIDS: The Groundbreaking Brain Balance Program for Children with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Neurological Disorders. And Ned Hallowell tells us how adults with ADD can compensate for their weaknesses and celebrate their strengths in this 2006 archived interview.
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Life With Asperger’s

John Elder Robison
John Elder Robison

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We talk with John Elder Robison about his memoir, [amazon-product text=”Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Aspergers” type=”text”]0307396185[/amazon-product]. Brother to best-selling author Augusten Burroughs (RUNNING WITH SCISSORS), Robison has written a sweet, compelling tale about growing up with Asperger’s Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism. From the inside, he reveals what it’s like to be a misfit, the savant-like talents he feels Asperger’s gave him, and how he overcame the condition’s deficits and celebrated its gifts.

Click here for a Web-only interview extra..

We also talk with Free Press director Josh Silver about new developments in the fight to preserve net neutrality.

Web Extras

John Elder Robison talks about life with Asperger’s

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John Elder Robison
John Elder Robison

We talk with John Elder Robison about his wonderful memoir, LOOK ME IN THE EYE: My Life With Asperger’s.

Click the following link to hear a Web-only clip from our interview with John Elder Robison: what he told his kid about who Santa Claus really is…

And you can listen to the full interview here.