Book · 2025 · Family & Relationships
Born Lucky
A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism
Born Lucky by Leland Vittert has been mentioned in 1 episode across 1 podcast (0 episodes recommend it and 1 episode discusses it), through . Most frequently brought up by Bari Weiss (1 episode) on Honestly with Bari Weiss (1 episode).
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Born Lucky is a profoundly moving memoir about how Leland, and most notably his father, worked to beat his autism.
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Bari Weiss Born Lucky is a profoundly moving memoir about how Leland, and most notably his father, worked to beat his… 1
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“He's just written a book about it called Born Lucky, A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism.”
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“Born Lucky is a profoundly moving memoir about how Leland, and most notably his father, worked to beat his autism.”
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“Born Lucky is landing at an especially interesting moment.”
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“And the publication of your book, which is called Born Lucky, A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism, like could not be more perfectly timed to the news.”
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“cuz I'm just reading the book and we'll get into this.”
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“All right, I'm Dave Rubin and joining me today is News Nation's chief Washington anchor and author of the book Born Lucky, Leland Vidder.”
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“the rise of anti-semitism um in the United States and people have asked me where that came from and we wanted to share that um in Born Lucky um my book.”
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“um, you well, give me the premise of the I know the premise of the book, but give me give me the premise of the book. Born Born Lucky is the story of growing up with autism and my father choosing to adapt me to the world rather than the world to me.”
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“So, Born Lucky is is that story.”
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“And and you know, dad, the born lucky story is a parent who decides rather than trying to take the adversity away, which is quite invogue now, born lucky is my dad holding my hand through the adversity, right?”
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“And you know Dave, I didn't know this until we wrote Born Lucky.”
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“that that really is is a is a big part of the born lucky story that if you allow yourself to be defined by a diagnosis, you will be for life.”
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“And, you know, you've been very kind to let me plug the book Born Lucky a few times.”
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“So, when I was 4 or 5 years old and I tell this story in the book, right?”
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“And those some of the many stories I tell in Born Lucky about how my dad began to mold me and I think the term I use is, right?”
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“I put it in the book because I remembered the quote and it sort of stuck with me, but I would spend just hours with my dad...”
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“Now, I would say and look, you know, the the in Born Lucky, we show you it's 17 years old, 18 years old.”
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“The book is called Born Lucky, a dedicated father, a Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism.”