I am Amber Black, a small-business owner, a International Figure Universe Pro, a fitness expert, student in the surgical technology field, Usui Reiki master healer, world culture lover and I live with autism.
Growing up, Ive always felt different. For years, I was unable to put my finger on exactly how I was different, but I knew. Others knew that I was different, but it was not widely acknowledged at least in a positive way. Even though Ive always been active my entire life Ive always felt that I wasnt like everyone else. It took an extended period of mental, physical, and emotional hardship and struggle to understand, to accept, and to embrace the uniqueness that makes me who I am.
After years of testing and medical consultations that yielded no answers, I was diagnosed with autism at 37. It came as a complete shock to me, as you can imagine, because autism is always described as a childhood condition and little would be discussed about autism as the autistic child moves on into adulthood. After the diagnosis, a lot of things began to make sense to me and it opened my eyes to a lot of things about my life from the days before, to the days now, to the days yet to come.
My mission and inspiration is to exude an example of my mental and physical recovery while educating the public about my journey with autism. Through nutrition, exercise, dietary supplementation, and a combination of traditional and alternative medicine, I have been able to heal many of my autistic symptoms. I have dedicated my life to becoming a voice for the autistic community in order to raise awareness and understanding of what life with autism is really like. I am passionate about sharing my experience so that others can begin their own healing process and live a similar high functioning life with autism.
My goal is to empower those that have autism,have people open their eyes to the fact that even with the autism diagnosis, we can still have a functional, lifestyle.
Houston, TX
