I was normanl until I got a high fever which caused a siezure when I was 2. I also got a lot of shots at once. I started SCREAMING every chance I got, and crying on a regular basis. I only made wierd noises or I repeated everything I heard. I did not talk. My motor skills were lacking. I could not run, jump, hop, skip, cut, color in the lines. I Had ZERO social skills. I made NO eye-contact whatsoever, and I was HYPER!!! My aunt's sister said somthing about autism, but my parents believed what was then the popular no-label story: that I had multiple learning disabilities and I was hyper, and that I WOULD GROW OUT OF IT BY 16!!
I went to a special ed. pre-school for 3 years. I was getting caught up in my motor skills and talking. I was 5 when I was man enough to answer "yes" or "no" when the teacher asked me if I wanted juice. Brfore then, I responded "yes-or-no"! I also got special help in kindergarten and first grade. In second grade, all help was dropped, and I was lost in the system. I still acted strangly, I still did not socialize. I was home schooled until I was 17.
At 16, I lost it! My mind snapped. I went to the University of Washington and I was labeled with autism. I have been autistic all along! I knew that I was not socialble, nor made eye-contact, I knew I acted weird and lived in my imagination every chance I got, but for some reason, they thought that I will grow out of it by 16!
I went to high school in September of 1999, and I started special olympics in the spring. I was in swimming , and I won 6 medals. By the time 2000 came around, my new medicines put me on an even keel, and I won 8 medals in track and field! I still did not know how to run properly until then! In August, I joined my high school's naval junior reserve officer training corps. I went to a week long boot camp, and graduated as a platoon honor cadet and a member of honor platoon! As far as jrotc went, iended up with 2 medals, 18 ribbons, numerous certificates, named cadet of the month, and a rank of cadet senior chief!!
I graduated from high school 3.8 GPA, and read an origional poem at the ceremonies. I was vice president of the german club, which I LOVED because I am 3/8 german and going tot he big high school annual german convention was FUN!!
I was in Special Olympics for 10 year now with 94 medals in 6 sports. I competed at 10 consecutive state summer games in Fort Lewis winning at least 1 gold medal at the games! I am a 24-time state champion!! I will be competing at my 11th state games in shot put, relay, 5k walk and 800m walk.
I went to a special ed. pre-school for 3 years. I was getting caught up in my motor skills and talking. I was 5 when I was man enough to answer "yes" or "no" when the teacher asked me if I wanted juice. Brfore then, I responded "yes-or-no"! I also got special help in kindergarten and first grade. In second grade, all help was dropped, and I was lost in the system. I still acted strangly, I still did not socialize. I was home schooled until I was 17.
At 16, I lost it! My mind snapped. I went to the University of Washington and I was labeled with autism. I have been autistic all along! I knew that I was not socialble, nor made eye-contact, I knew I acted weird and lived in my imagination every chance I got, but for some reason, they thought that I will grow out of it by 16!
I went to high school in September of 1999, and I started special olympics in the spring. I was in swimming , and I won 6 medals. By the time 2000 came around, my new medicines put me on an even keel, and I won 8 medals in track and field! I still did not know how to run properly until then! In August, I joined my high school's naval junior reserve officer training corps. I went to a week long boot camp, and graduated as a platoon honor cadet and a member of honor platoon! As far as jrotc went, iended up with 2 medals, 18 ribbons, numerous certificates, named cadet of the month, and a rank of cadet senior chief!!
I graduated from high school 3.8 GPA, and read an origional poem at the ceremonies. I was vice president of the german club, which I LOVED because I am 3/8 german and going tot he big high school annual german convention was FUN!!
I was in Special Olympics for 10 year now with 94 medals in 6 sports. I competed at 10 consecutive state summer games in Fort Lewis winning at least 1 gold medal at the games! I am a 24-time state champion!! I will be competing at my 11th state games in shot put, relay, 5k walk and 800m walk.
