Following the success of stand-up comedian John Williams's blog of the same name, this book is a heartfelt and uplifting account of everyday events in the life of John and his autistic son, The Boy. He isn't a genius, but his special power is making his dad laugh. From the struggle to get a diagnosis for The Boy to the dismay of him being excluded from schools, to the joy and wonder of the Special School Disco, this includes all the highs and lows of having a child with autism This is not only the story of the difficulties of being a single-parent to a boy with autism, but also an insight into the joy that comes from being a dad and seeing the world differently.