The Journal of Best Practices

David Finch, a husband and father, recounts the shock of receiving an Asperger syndrome diagnosis five years into his marriage. The book serves as a candid, humorous memoir of his subsequent two-year effort to understand his own neurodivergence and improve his relationships. Finch adopts a rigorous, almost corporate approach to self-improvement, treating his marriage like a project requiring performance reviews, extensive note-taking, and the formulation of specific behavioral maxims. The narrative balances the pain of past social failures with the comedy of his earnest, often clumsy, attempts to adapt, such as learning to apologize without shouting or respecting his wife's musical preferences.

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