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Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, a Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism is a memoir by journalist Leland Vittert that blends personal history, family biography, and reflections on autism. The book traces Vittert’s childhood as a late-talking, socially isolated boy who was eventually identified as autistic, and it centers on the unusual role his father played in helping him develop the skills he needed to function in a world that did not automatically accommodate him. Rather than presenting autism as a medical or clinical subject, the memoir focuses on lived experience: bullying, exclusion, discipline, trust, and the long process of learning social norms. Its purpose is both explanatory and testimonial. It shows how one family responded to disability with an intensive home-grown approach to coaching, adaptation, and values, while also documenting how those efforts shaped Vittert’s later career in journalism. The result is a book about autism, parenting, resilience, and identity, written from the perspective of an adult reflecting on the cost and benefits of being pushed to adapt.