COVER -- A Different Kind of Boy: A Father's Memoir on Raising a Gifted Child with Autism -- Contents -- DEDICATION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 1. A Fair-Haired Boy -- 2. "You're a Father Now, Damn it!" -- 3. The Wild Goose Chase -- 4. A Different Sort of Boy -- 5. Daycare -- 6. An Addition to the Family -- 7. Doors Opened and Closed -- 8. "You Want to Do It!" -- 9. Taking Turns -- 10. "I Know, Mom, I Know" -- 11. My Parents -- 12. A Team -- 13. Off the Charts -- 14. The Evaluation -- 15. "My Son, the Doctor" -- 16. "Believe Me, They'd Have a Schedule!" -- 17. An Integrated Classroom -- 18. Crazy, Incomprehensible Rules -- 19. Exhausted -- 20. On the Town -- 21. "That's Just Backwards Multiplication!" -- 22. Frame of Reference -- 23. Spreadable Fruit -- 24. Diabetes -- 25. Off to School -- 26. Such a Bright Boy -- 27. Mathematical Marvel -- 28. Simon -- 29. Careers -- 30. "Daddy, Look What I Can Do!" -- 31. "Don't Mourn for Us" -- 32. Moving to DC -- 33. New Kid on the Block -- 34. Such Sensitive Children -- 35. A Blessing -- 36. Stamping Out Ambiguity -- 37. Going Hazy -- 38. Learning to Cope -- 39. Black History Month -- 40. Mr Hustle -- 41. Front Page News -- 42. Life -- 43. Math Camp -- 44. Connections Gained and Lost -- 45. Graduation -- 46. Becoming Self-Aware -- EPILOGUE.