"... powerfully renders what it’s like to live life to the fullest." Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewMy name is Mickey Rowe. I am an actor, a theatre director, a father, and a husband. I am also a man with autism. You think those things don’t go together? Let me show you that they do.Growing up, Mickey Rowe was told that he couldn’t enter the mainstream world. He was iced out by classmates and collea...

Growing up, Mickey Rowe was told that he couldn’t enter the mainstream world.He was iced out by classmates and colleagues, infantilized by well-meaning theatre directors, barred from even earning a minimum wage. Why? Because he is autistic.Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor’s Journey to Broadway’s Biggest Stage is Mickey Rowe’s inspiring story. As an autistic and legally blind person, it was always made clear to Mickey the many things he was apparently incapable of

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