Raising Cubby

“Charming and wise . . . this memoir will offer all parents—but particularly fathers—a lot to think about. That its author was almost forty when he learned he had Asperger’s . . . and that he eventually learned his son had the condition as well, make their story more remarkable, but do nothing to diminish its relevance even for readers with no personal experience of autism. . . . [Robison’s] deadpan humor [is] in evidence throughout . . . Touching, sympathetic, and often insightful.”—The New York Times

“[A] funny, loving, and decidedly geeky account . . . shows not only that someone with autism can make a great parent, but that there are many ways of becoming one.”—Toronto Star

“Robison . . . sheds some light on how having Asperger’s helped him cultivate an outlaw style of parenting . . . by turns hilarious, poignant, weird, shocking, and inspiring. . . . This book will make you laugh and make you think about how to parent a child who doesn’t fit into the neat categories we expect our children to occupy.”—Parents

“How does a father with Asperger’s navigate the complicated yet strangely beautiful world of raising his own Aspergian son? With humor, inventiveness, and love, of course. Raising Cubby is revelatory and hilarious, and it will move you to tears. This is storytelling at its finest—I believe it is John Elder Robison’s best book yet.”—Mira Bartók, author of The Memory Palace

“In many ways, this is a traditional father-and-son memoir, but the added element of Asperger’s gives the story a stronger emotional core: When Robison and his wife separated, for example, he realized he had been misreading a lot of what had been going on between them. It’s a story of a man learning to be a parent, yes, but it’s also—and perhaps more important—the story of a man discovering, as an adult, who he really is.”—Booklist

“John Elder Robison is one of my autism superheroes because he bravely brings humor and humility to the heart and soul of the taboo and unexpected corners of life lived with autism. His new book, Raising Cubby, is more than a memoir about a father and son bound by their Asperger’s syndrome. It’s a story that reminds us how precious and precarious the parent-child relationship is and how beautiful our lives can be when we share that ride together. Raising Cubby is Robison’s best work yet.”—Liane Holliday Willey, author of Pretending to Be Normal: Living with Asperger’s Syndrome

“Funny and moving . . . A warmhearted, appealing account by a masterful storyteller.”—Kirkus Reviews

“Raising Cubby offers up a gently twisted journey that is always insightful, often hilarious, and sometimes awe inspiring.”—Publishers Weekly

“John Elder Robison has written two books on his experience with Asperger’s syndrome: Look Me in the Eye and Be Different. In Raising Cubby, he brings his warmth, intelligence, and humor to an equally personal subject: his own son.”—Shelf Awareness