Switched on

John Elder Robison, a successful autism expert, found himself still struggling to understand social interactions. When offered an experimental brain therapy called TMS, he agreed to participate in a Harvard study hoping to unlock his emotional intelligence. This book recounts his personal journey as a research subject, exploring the social and emotional deficits of autism and the electrifying results of his transformation. Robison describes his experience as finally seeing the world, and other people, in "brilliant beautiful color.