Publisher's Synopsis
This is a fiction story about a man who grew up as a boy hating autism. One day he finds comfort in having autism and begins to accept himself and his autism. he went through so much as a child that it made him hate autism. All he needed was to learn some social skills that could help him be more successful in relationships with others. He sets out on a mission to get help and change his life. The man goes to counselor after counselor trying to get help but they do not seem to have any answers that could help him with his autism. His parents knew something was wrong with him because he was developmentally delayed and that caused his mother to worry about him all of her life. At the time he was born there was little known information about autism or high functioning autism. Had we had the information we had today there is a good chance that this man would have been diagnosed with autism at an earlier age. This gentleman uses all of his college financial aid money and student loans to pay other people to like him an spend time with him. He often gets taken advantage of by women he likes and he is very gullible and easily taken advantage of. As the story unfolds he loosens up a little bit and begins to see the beauty in autism. Once he begins to see the beauty in autism he recognizes that he loves himself and loves the idea that he has autism. Here is an excerpt from this book. "Today I have come a very long way. I am able to talk now and say almost any word that there is. I am also able to communicate what my basic human needs are. For a long time I had the most difficult time communicating to others what I needed in order to survive. When I was a kid and did not have any words I could not tell my mother that I needed something to eat. I could not tell my mom when I needed to go to the restroom. I just could not get my basic human needs met at all as a child but now that I am older and I have learned how to use my words I am doing so much better and my needs are being met."
