To Siri, With Love: A mother, her autistic son, and the kindness of a machine - Hardcover

[Newman]'s warmth and wit is reminiscent of Nora Ephron. The result is a bracingly honest chronicle of life alongside an autistic family member. * Irish Independent * Beautiful, hilarious, and touching, Newman's journey is universally relatable. While exploring the complexities of being human, it is also, in the end, the enduring story of family and all the mysteries, crises, and unexpected joys therein. This book is 123.57 percent (and that may reflect my own spectrum issues) wonderful! -- Sandra Tsing Loh, author of The Madwoman in the Volvo I was riveted by To Siri with Love. Judith Newman doesn't just describe and analyze her son's brain, she paints it on the page, sings it, even dances to it in moments. Yes, this is a book about a boy. But more than that, it's a book about the myriad-and sometimes magical-lenses there are through which to see the world. I finished it with different eyes than the ones I began with. -- Meghan Daum, author of The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion Judith Newman redefines maternal love . . . The book is part Operating Instructions, part love letter to both her son and technology, and a totally engrossing read. Cancel your plans when you pick up this book because you'll want to read it cover to cover. -- Annabelle Gurwitch Newman shares her sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and always insightful and upbeat recollections . . . A positive yet honest look into one family's journey with autism. * Library Journal * By turns hilarious and compassionate, To Siri with Love is one of the most moving books about modern parenthood ever written. -- Laura Zigman, author of Animal Husbandry An uncommonly riotous and moving book [that] will make readers laugh - yes, out loud - before sweeping them, finally, into a soul-spilling high tide . . . Technology's great promise may in fact be to summon, capture and display our most human qualities, both the darkness and the light, to pave avenues of deepened connections with others. * New York Times * This warm series of stories offers a glimpse of what it's like to parent a child who has a touch of magic in his soul. * Good Housekeeping * Writing with wit, humor, and effervescent honesty . . . This odd yet endearing pairing comprises the book's rewarding and adorable closing third, a funny, warmhearted narrative of wry wisdom derived from the foibles of both Gus and Henry and powered by a maternal love that autism could never compromise. "In a world where the commonly-held wisdom is that technology isolates us," writes the author, "it's worth considering another side of the story." A powerful and heartfelt 'slice of life' tale. * Kirkus Review * A moving and witty memoir with a big heart. -- Nigella Lawson To Siri with Love is a beautifully honest and illuminating love letter to Gus, your typical atypical non neurotypical human. -- Jon Stewart