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b'Join Dr. Carlos as he discusses Aspergers with David Finch.David Finch grew up on a farm in northern Illinois and attended the University of Miami, where he studied Music Engineering Technology. In 2008 he was diagnosed with Asperger\\u2019s syndrome. His essay, \\u201cSomewhere Inside, a Path to Empathy\\u201d appeared in The New York Times and became the basis for this book. David lives in northern Illinois with his wife Kristen and two children and is still a total nerd.

The warm and hilarious bestselling memoir by a man diagnosed with Asperger syndrome who sets out to save his marriage.

At some point in nearly every marriage, a wife finds herself asking, What the @#!% is wrong with my husband?! In David Finch\\u2019s case, this turns out to be an apt question. Five years after he married Kristen, the love of his life, they learn that he has Asperger syndrome. The diagnosis explains David\\u2019s ever-growing list of quirks and compulsions, but it doesn\\u2019t make him any easier to live with.

Determined to change, David sets out to understand Asperger syndrome and learn to be a better husband with an endearing yet hilarious zeal. His methods for improving his marriage involve excessive note-taking, performance reviews, and most of all, the Journal of Best Practices: a collection of hundreds of maxims and hard-won epiphanies, including \\u201cDon\\u2019t change the radio station when she\\u2019s singing along\\u201d and \\u201cApologies do not count when you shout them.\\u201d Over the course of two years, David transforms himself from the world\\u2019s most trying husband to the husband who tries the hardest. He becomes the husband he\\u2019d always meant to be.

Filled with humor and surprising wisdom, The Journal of Best Practices is a candid story of ruthless self-improvement, a unique window into living with an autism spectrum condition, and proof that a true heart can conquer all.'