Overview
- Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism was published Sept. 30 by Harper Horizon and is now on sale.
- The book is Vittert’s first extended public account of his childhood autism, describing not speaking until age three and enduring severe bullying.
- Vittert credits his father, Mark, with transforming his trajectory, including leaving his job to coach social skills using methods such as a discreet “watch tap.”
- The memoir situates his story within a national journalism career that spans Fox News reporting from Cairo’s Tahrir Square to hosting NewsNation’s primetime On Balance.
- In interviews promoting the book, Vittert urges renewed scientific inquiry into the sharp rise in autism diagnoses and highlights unanswered questions researchers face.