Publisher's Synopsis
In this book Travis describes a long journey of learning to love and accept himself and his autism. Now Travis wants others to love and accept him and others that have autism. Autism is not entirely who Travis is but it is a part of who he is. It is very important for Travis to love and accept his autism just as he loves and accepts himself. Autism is a huge part of Travis' life and he loves it. Autism may present Travis many challenges but it does not make him any less than anyone else. People with autism are unique, not different and they are loving people who deserve to be loved and accepted. Travis shares how he wishes autism speaks would push more for love and acceptance than a cure. People with autism are not a disease that needs to be cured. We are real human beings with real feelings and most importantly we are real people just as neurotypical people are. Autism does not make me less than anyone else. Travis shares how much he struggled with accepting and loving his autism for years. It was not until Travis was 30 years old that he began to accept the challenge of loving and accepting himself and loving and accepting his autism. This book takes you through Travis' journey to self-acceptance and loving himself. This is a great book for autistic adults and also a great book for parents to read to children with autism. Here is an excerpt from the book. "Today I believe that autism is definitely a huge part of who I am. I love my autism and most importantly I love myself. If I did not love myself then there would be no way to expect another individual to love me. I have to love myself before anyone else can love me. It is very important that we teach children with autism to love themselves and accept and love their autism. I was not diagnosed with autism until I was an adult and so it was very hard for me to learn to love the autism when I did not even know that I had it. It can be pretty scary sometimes but it really is not all that bad. You just have to work harder at some things than other people do but that is okay because we are typically hard workers. Having autism might make life harder but it does not make us any less than anyone else."
