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People are not Edwards forte but despite his best efforts people are unavoidable An autistic adult Edward finds his routine life disrupted by events that force him to face uncomfortable changes First he receives an unusual job assignment that requires him to make monthly visits to a cantankerous old man Then his widowed mothers stroke forces Edward to become her caregiver When the old man overcomes his drug addiction he tries to make Edward his friend and Edward is forced to learn to interact The old mans recently divorced daughter comes to live with him and Edward experiences his first romantic infatuation His crush blossoms into love which he struggles to express with his limited emotional intelligence More changes tear Edward out of his routine existence as the old man now his friend develops cancer and passes away He comes to grips with a world of changes and leaves the safety of the old mans porch to enter the doorway to love and a new life