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To the teachers parents and those with special needs

User Profile: azureRaspberries1080
azureRaspberries1080 March 23rd, 2024

I was born with autism during a time when not much was known about it. My parents were told I would never walk or talk in first grade phycologists told my parents to pull me out of school that I would never amount to anything more than a burger flipper at McDonald’s donalds. I remember coming home from school through spit my elementary years and sitting there wishing I could understand it and doing homework from the time I got home until 11 at night. Well let’s say people don’t know a thing those work ethics brought me success that in no other way would I have had. In high school not only was I walking but lettering and taking medals in wrestling. Not only was I able to speak but I gave competition lectures in a program called VICA. A little latter on I got a perfect score on the asvab a test for career placement in the military I took a job working for the Air Force doing areo space engineering left that to take a job at north Grumman testing rockets I make a healthy 6 figure income far exceeding flipping hamburgers at my Donald’s not saying anything is wrong with that. So my plead goes to teachers parents and those who hold the start g success of a child in your hands don’t give up don’t put down lift those who are falling find ways to meet those who need it and be at their level.

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User Profile: MidwesternCalmSeeker
MidwesternCalmSeeker March 30th, 2024

@azureRaspberries1080 

What an inspiring story. I thank you for sharing it. You have, indeed, surpassed all expectations in life. It's good that you did not listen to those who would say "can't". 

User Profile: pineapple7722
pineapple7722 April 12th, 2024

@azureRaspberries1080

i loved reading this so much. i was diagnosed with autism a little over a year ago and was scared it would impact my ability to join the military but reading this gives me much hope!