Overview

• Born Lucky: A Dedicated Father, A Grateful Son, and My Journey with Autism is published by Harper Horizon and releases Sept. 30.
• The NewsNation chief Washington anchor and host of On Balance previously reported for Fox News, including from Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
• Vittert credits his father, Mark, who left his job to coach him through daily social-skill drills such as eye contact, decoding humor and reading cues.
• He recounts not speaking until around age three and enduring severe bullying, experiences he says shaped his resilience.
• He uses the book and media interviews to call for rigorous research into why diagnoses have climbed from estimates like 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 31, presenting the story as encouragement for families facing developmental challenges.