Introduction -- Foreword -- About this book, being different, and being a hero -- Welcome to my world -- Earliest memory -- Communication -- High school courage -- Tortured by bullies -- Dreams -- Looking confident -- "Hi, Tyler!" -- Growing palms -- Healing wounds -- Discovering autism -- I hate divorce! -- Balance and moods -- Identities -- Defining a tiger -- Missed our decades -- Growth of the invisible boy -- Running with the wind -- Broken city -- Worlds' orbits -- The senior farewell -- Secret downers -- The effortless -- School stories -- The rainbow seed -- Media mentors -- My view of love -- Pictures and sounds -- True leadership -- "Nothing" is something -- First timers -- Evil is routine -- My mom -- My dad -- Performance records -- Nervousness and embarrassment -- Possibilities of change -- Groups -- Heart and mind -- Future thoughts -- Young imagination -- Routine -- Europe image -- Sensitivity -- Observing behaviors -- Nighttime -- Multi-themed McNamer -- The big event! -- In memory -- I have a name -- A final note -- About the author.