In this essay, Hornby explains some of the great difficulties in providing education for children with autism, and the essay deftly moves between larger social obstacles (bureaucracy; the sheer number of problems in the world today) and the day-to-day attrition of everyday hardships. Hornby does not shy away from the anger, depression, frustration and annoyance that can accompany all parenting, let alone of a child whose behaviors can be so challenging. And yet, written in Hornby's friendly, eager style, the essay is a moving and dignified description of his son and the problems they face together. While Danny as an autistic boy remains the central figure of this essay, the essay also alludes to the camaraderie that forms between families with similar challenges, the friendships that be forged from activism, and the human relationships that are paramount: it ends with a lovely description of Danny and his new friend Toby.