I just finished listening to the audio book version of Funny, You Don't Look Autistic by Michael McCreary, a stand up comic from Canada. It's quite a good book and I would recommend it to anyone interested.
In the book, Michael McCreary tells about his experiences growing up autistic. It's part biography and part advice for how NT's and ND's can better understand each other. Being written by a comedian, there are plenty of jokes. There were a lot of stories that I found relatable, and some very well phrased insights.
I am impressed by Michael's ability to take his mix of positive and negative experiences, focus on the bright side of things, and find humor in awkward situations. One repeated theme is how much progress we can make if we just make the effort to try to understand one another.
One line from the introduction: "If you've met one person with autism ... I hope it's Dan Akryod."
If you want a teaser of the type of stuff the book contains, you can check out this site, Funny, You Don't Look Autistic, and click on the audio book supplement. The supplement has some material that I would love to share here, but won't out of respect for copyright - I don't want to steal Michael's material.
Michael McCreary also has a website, AspieComic. I've poked around on it a bit but haven't spent much time on it.
In the book, Michael McCreary tells about his experiences growing up autistic. It's part biography and part advice for how NT's and ND's can better understand each other. Being written by a comedian, there are plenty of jokes. There were a lot of stories that I found relatable, and some very well phrased insights.
I am impressed by Michael's ability to take his mix of positive and negative experiences, focus on the bright side of things, and find humor in awkward situations. One repeated theme is how much progress we can make if we just make the effort to try to understand one another.
One line from the introduction: "If you've met one person with autism ... I hope it's Dan Akryod."
If you want a teaser of the type of stuff the book contains, you can check out this site, Funny, You Don't Look Autistic, and click on the audio book supplement. The supplement has some material that I would love to share here, but won't out of respect for copyright - I don't want to steal Michael's material.
Michael McCreary also has a website, AspieComic. I've poked around on it a bit but haven't spent much time on it.
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