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Jory Fleming could not effectively communicate as a child. He was wracked by uncontrollable crying fits, had no tolerance for people, and couldn't manage the outside world. A decade later, Jory became the first young adult with autism to attend Oxford University on a Rhodes scholarship. Yet if you think How to Be Human is a how-to guide to overcoming the challenges of being autistic, think again. This book is a manifesto on what it really takes to be human. Jory does offer a window into what it's like to live in a world constructed for neurotypical brains when yours is not. But in the process, he also shines a light on the limitations of the neurotypical world: how much language cannot say, how linear thinking leads to dead ends, and why emotions can often diminish us by needlessly wounding us.
