Travis shares how he made friends with his musical instrument the trombone to help him get through his life with autism. It was hard for him to learn the hidden curriculum to socializing and making friends. Travis develops an autism special interest in playing the trombone and he uses that to his advantage to get through middle and high school. Will Travis turn his special talent into a career? Travis uses his special talents to connect with other people through music and form meaningful friendships that will last him a lifetime. Travis explains how he likes communicating by playing the trombone because when you use the trombone to communicate you do not have to learn anything about a hidden curriculum and you can socialize in ways that you know how to socialize. Travis explains how people with autism use their special interest to communicate with others in ways that they know how to do so. Read about Travis' everlasting friendship with the trombone in this book.