David Finch to discuss Asperger syndrome at Nicola's Wednesday night

Posted on Tue, Jan 31, 2012 : 5:59 a.m.

David Finch, an engineer-turned-author who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome 4 years ago, will appear at Nicola's Books (at 2513 Jackson Ave.) on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. to give a short, humorous lecture about living successfully with Asperger's (detailed in his new memoir, "The Journal of Best Practices"), and how his life changed for the better after his diagnosis.

When Finch was diagnosed, his marriage was teetering on the verge of failure, but he and his wife Kristen (a speech therapist who worked with autistic children) used the diagnosis as a starting point to repair their marriage and earn back each other's friendship.Â

"Journal" was published in early January by Scribner, and the book has already appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list and earned positive reviews in People magazine, ELLE, More, and The New York Times.