Autism and me

i am a seventeen year old going into my junior year of high school. I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome when I was in the middle of my freshman year. When I was little my parents knew there was something different about me. When I came to them, the doctors told my parents that I would not do anything that most people did. Talking, walking, playing,hearing. Up until two years ago, my parents thought that the reason my social skills and being able to read social cues was because of my vision.

So yes, i have AS, but that's not going to stop me from doing what I want to do in life. I want to be a special Ed teacher. I will go to college and do that. No one will stop me.

DON'T GIVE UP!!! it takes time and patience, but in the end you will have success.

Anjali Holz
Washington, AL