Survival, Identity, and Learning Who I was All Along
A memoir by Patrick Santry
Foreword by Katie Santry
From the struggles of late autism diagnoses to the quest for self-acceptance, this is my journey through darkness and hope.
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Releasing March 31, 2026 for Autism Acceptance Month in April
Why This Book Matters
For years I lived by logic, work, survival, and duty, without fully understanding why I felt different from the people around me. Thin Ice is a story of a life shaped by hardship, service, ambition, family, and the late discovery that gave so many of those years new meaning.
This is not just a memoir about autism. It is a story about identity, resilience, and what happens when you finally begin to understand yourself after a lifetime of moving forward on thin ice.
“I see so much of my own life in this story.”
“Made me understand someone in my life so much better.”
“Reading this made me reflect on my own past.”
“I spent much of my life learning how to survive.
Only later did I begin to understand who I was.”
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Release Date
Launching March 31, 2026
About the Book
Thin Ice is a memoir of survival, identity, work, family, and late discovery. From a difficult childhood to the Army, from the early web leadership in technology, Pat Santry traces the path that shaped his life and the deeper realization.
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