What I think about autism?

“Autism makes me a unique person.”

“Autism is like a force, like

gravity that’s pulling me back

from social activities.”

“What is it and why?”

My Adventure• I had been diagnosed with autism at the age of 2 and a half. •I had faced psychiatrists. Some of them were nice and some of them had pinned me down with bad words. •I had a speech delay and I found that communicating to my parents was difficult.

School life

I went to this school. This school has changed into .

School Life I went to .

I also went to Robert Wilkinson School, Joseph Rowntree and Archbishop Holgate’s school part-time.

Now, I am doing my last year at AH Sixth Form. I am studying WRL, which allows me to go out twice a week to different work placements.

College Life

Skills I have gained.

Going to Mainstream school was my decision after Applefields. I wanted to

know what it was like to be in a normal teenager’s shoes. It had made a difference in terms of my social interaction outside of

school.

Just because I have autism doesn’t mean I can’t achieve!

The big stepping stone for me was to attend a main stream school full time. I also raised £30.59 for the

National Autistic Society from the Disney Quiz.

I help out at PACT, which is an organisation that helps disabled people. I was a spokesperson for the conferences that PACT attended. PACT had helped me volunteer in different places.

Sharing the story with a lesson for generations to come.

For years, I have struggled with autism, but I have achieved a lot of things. Autism makes me who I am. I may not know how I got it, but I can still achieve, like an average person, maybe way beyond that, not matter the cost. I love sharing my story because it helps you to understand what autism is through my eyes.

Thank you for watching.