I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was an interesting read and I really appreciated the authors insight into living with Aspergers. He gave lots of good tips that could help anyone, not just those in the spectrum.

I have enjoyed reading this brilliantly written book. The author is very talented and has adapted the style of his writing to attract many. I found this book particularly inspiring in the way the writer has used his own life story. There are both advantages and disadvantages of using life experiences, but can often be difficult to create a book that would interest the mass of readers out there. But this read is emotional and unique. A great read!

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. Thank you NetGalley.

I really wanted to love this story.. I truly did. Based alone on the fact that the author has a learning disability and autism.
But I have to be honest and say the book fell flat for me. It was informative... and some of the stories told were interesting... but it just didn't hold my interest.

There are a lot of things to love about this book. The writing style is conversational and engaging, covering a wide range of topics that have affected the author's life. Sam Farmer was diagnosed with a learning disability as a child but was unaware that he also fit an autism profile until he was an adult. This book is part insightful memoir into how autism has affected his life and part self-help manual passing on everything he has learned to others. The idea of "paying it forward" is a beautiful theme throughout the book. Highly recommended.

Sam Farmer has a story that definitely needs to be told. However I am not sure if he is best one to tell it. I think that our culture can always benefit from learning about Asperger's and other aspects of the autism spectrum. Sam shares his first person experiences, the ways in which his parents were forward thinking about helping their son cope with his unique abilities. I feel that there are many more of these stories coming into the world and they are needed. But Sam is not a story teller. Yes he captures his experience succinctly, but it remains only his experience. He tells me what happened, he does not show me the growth, just lets me know it happened. He seemed to have some amazing people in his life and avoided any deep scars. There is a subtle journey of self awareness, but is borders on self obessesion. I think he would benefit from a cowriter and good editor. Stories like this need to be in the world, and helped by good story tellers. It is possible that this book might be perscriptive to some one with similar challenges as Sam faces.