Leland Vittert discusses autism diagnosis in “Born Lucky” memoir
The Takeout with Major Garrett
CBS News
4.6 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Major has a wide-ranging interview with Leland Vittert, NewsNation Anchor and Author of “Born Lucky,” where he details his personal journey. From his autism diagnosis at age 8, to his decision to enter the journalism industry, Vittert details the impact that his father had on managing his diagnosis and his take on the current conversation that society is having on autism.
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| 1:00.4 | Leeland Vittert, we had you on the main show. |
| 1:02.1 | I told you I want you to come back for a longer conversation. |
| 1:04.7 | I'm glad you did. |
| 1:05.9 | With pleasure. |
| 1:06.9 | The book, Born Lucky, a dedicated father, a grateful son, and my journey with autism. |
| 1:11.6 | George Will writes in the foreword that impediments were strewn in front of you. |
| 1:17.3 | What were they? |
| 1:18.8 | Well, when I was diagnosed with what we now know to be autism, I was about eight years old. |
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