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Description of  The Machinator: An Autistic Navy Veteran's Critique of Normality

The Machinator guides you through the youth of a lonely child turned Navy sailor as he learns to navigate the world while struggling with undiagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder and trauma accrued from years of child abuse and bullying. In the U.S. Navy he is stationed in Yokosuka, Japan and he finds himself in a world just as daunting and chaotic as the one he grew up in, but eventually learns to navigate it until a nervous breakdown forces him to confront his demons. This is his story, and this is how he has come to understand the world. It offers a unique first-person account of somebody that is both an Autistic adult, and a military veteran. Read more