Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum, (Paperback)

from Sarah220

Offers insight into one person's experience with being on the autism spectrum. It also offers tips for people with autism or people who interact with people on the spectrum. And it's funny!

from

A funny, light-hearted, YA memoir of a young man on the autism spectrum that becomes an amazing comedian. Teenagers will definitely enjoy this book; some adults will enjoy it, too.

from bell7

Michael McCreary got a diagnoses of autism at age 5. Though only 22, in his memoir he talks about growing up on the spectrum and becoming the young adult he is today - living independently and working as a stand-up comedian. I enjoyed this mostly light-hearted look at the experience of one young ...

from Amniot

Very readable and upbeat memoir about growing up with Asperger Syndrome. Wise beyond his years, Michael provides many insights both for those with autism and neurotypicals. He has a bemused, amusing style, but this is not a book of jokes by a stand-up comic - instead it is a memoir, necessarily b...

from whybehave2002

I love joining in when there is a "big library read" event. It gives me a chance to read something I might not have read. For this, I would have had to look under humor or autism or maybe autobiographical. I usually reach for fiction. I chose to listen to this as if I were seeing Michael's perfor...