Autism is a part of my personality that I extremely satisfied with. Although I have challenges (doesn't everybody?), I am happy with being autistic. Asperger's has given me incredibly interesting and fun special intense interests that I love and enjoy. Asperger's has given me the ability to play musical instruments I become fascinated with---in little time and with no lessons. I am a talent savant. I can also memorize facts/statistics on things I become fascinated with without trying to memorize them. For example, by the time I was in high school, I had memorized without trying the statistics of every roller coaster in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. I think of my autism as a fascinating adventure that I am constantly learning about.
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"My journey has just begun."