Leland Vittert was nonverbal until the age of 3.  He was bullied in school and labeled ‘weird’.

Leland discusses his moving new memoir, Born Lucky, an instant New York Times bestseller that redefines what it means to live with autism and his incredible bond with his father who helped him through it all.

We chat about his stint as an intern in a St. Louis newsroom, his reporting from war-torn Middle East and now his position as a network news anchor on his show “On Balance: with Leland Vittert on News Nation.