"Matthew Kenslow never gave Autism the prerogative to stop him from achieving what would bring him joy in life-spreading acceptance of others' disabilities and teaching classrooms of students. Notwithstanding, life has brought him a world of setbacks and standstills, causing him to put in extra effort to prove his competence and helping him learn how to go through things rather than around them. ... [Recounts the] story of how one man took on Autism head-on, persevering through discrimination in his own neighborhood, all the while not being given a full range of opportunities. Matthew tackled one of the most rigorous programs in California in order to obtain his teaching credentials. Currently a substitute teacher of NMUSD as he awaits landing a full-time teaching career, he has made an impact on thousands of students, often being called the "best sub.""--Page 4 of cover