Prahlad, Anand, authorUniversity of Alaska Press, publisher2022-04-222022-04-222017https://hdl.handle.net/10217/2348142016 winner of the Permafrost Prize award.Prahlad was born on a former plantation in Virginia in 1954. This memoir ... is his story ... Rooted in black folklore and cultural ambience, and offering new perspectives on autism and more, [his book intends to] inspire and delight readers and deepen our understanding of the marginal spaces of human existence.Introduction: Remembering -- Born with the Spirits -- Growing Up with the Spirits -- The Pillows Are Crying -- The Big Yellow Bus -- Going to the Moon -- Cool -- The White Castle -- The Big Yellow House -- The Purple Time -- I Think I Do -- Gray Concrete -- All the Green and Blue -- Professor in the Silver Town -- Making Lunch.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Asperger's syndrome -- Patients -- BiographyAsperger's syndrome -- Patients -- Family relationshipsHusband and wife -- BiographyThe secret life of a black aspie: a memoirTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University of Denver, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University, and Western Colorado University members only.