The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Mans Quest to Be a Better Husband

*A New York Times Bestseller* A warm and hilarious memoir by a man diagnosed with Asperger syndrome who sets out to save his relationship.Five years after David Finch married Kristen, the love of his life, they learned that he has Asperger syndrome. The diagnosis explained Davids ever-growing list of quirks and compulsions, but it didnt make him any easier to live with. Determined to change, David set out to understand Asperger syndrome and learn to be a better husband with an endearing 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 Dont change the radio station when shes singing along and Apologies do not count when you shout them. David transforms himself from the worlds most trying husband to the husband who tries the hardest. He becomes the husband hed always meant to be. Filled with humor and 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 is the key to happy marriage.