Life on the Spectrum
David Finch
Tuesday, 16 Oct 2012 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
David Finch is the author of the New York Times best-selling memoir The Journal of Best Practices. Married in 2003 and diagnosed five years later with Asperger syndrome, he has committed himself to relentless self-improvement, sometimes to a comical extent. A former semiconductor engineer turned full-time writer and speaker, David Finch has written for The New York Times, Huffington Post and Slate. He also writes a relationship blog for Psychology Today. He will discuss living with an autism-spectrum condition and his persistent and focused efforts to improve as an individual, husband and father. His experience is a lesson in adaptability and self-motivation for how to succeed in relationships, career, marriage, or any aspect of life.David Finch and his wife, Kristen, were featured in this recent story on Rock Center with Brian Williams:
David Finch's Life with Aspergers through the Lens of a News Camera
Cosponsored By:
- Disability Awareness Week
- Human Development & Family Studies
- Materials Science and Engineering
- School of Education
- Student Disability Resources
- University Committee on Diversity
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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