In Their Own Words: My Life as a Young Adult with Autism
By Corinne Tribou
Editor's note: The opinions expressed herein are those of the author exclusively. The piece is unedited and its original form, at the author's request.
By Corinne Tribou
Editor's note: The opinions expressed herein are those of the author exclusively. The piece is unedited and its original form, at the author's request.
My name is corinne and i have autisum spectrum disorder. and that means it effects my learning so that means i have learning problems to. Autism is a lifelong, developmental disability. Children with Autism have a difficult time learning in school. That means, kids with Autism leran differently than most other kids. But they can do every thing like you. Children with Autism may also have a different way of doing things. Children with Autism may have difficulty speaking. Some kids with Autism cannot speak, so they may learn to use a comuntcation device
or a board with pictures on it to tell people what they want or how they feel. Having Autism is like trying to learn a new language or like trying to learn the rules of a very difficult game.
i have issue with touch, sound and a hyper sensativite to temperature. Autisum effects more boys than it dose girls and people can have different levels of autisum they can have some of the symptoms or some of all of them. I sometimes get upset when my routine is mest with or when things are moved around in my living space.
I was alot worse when I was younger. I did not want to be touched at all. I also had sezerus until i was twelve. I have acid reflucx, seasonal alergies a thyroid problem and a brain anurysum. I was in special ed classes all through school and in collegg i was in a special program for young adults with leraning dissabilaties.Also did special olympics for four years I did golf, bowling and bocec ball. My favorite things to do are sew, bake ,go shopping to the movies and hang out with friends. My best qualaties are Im giving, caring, freindly and loving. I have a lot of friends who care a lot about me and would do anything for me.
I like the way I am i think im a nice person. I would not change a thing i like everything about me.I dont like people in my space I get very uncomfertable and i dont like looking people in the eyes when im talking to them it makes me feel uncomferatble. I dont like hugs sometimes only when i know first. l think everything makes me the person i am today.I have moved all over the us because my dad is in the Coast Gaurd. I liked moving around besause I got to see alot and I have alot of friends from different states. Im glad i had my sister because it was a lot easier to move I allways had someone with me my age to do stuff with. And i get to travel to places to see my friends I enjoy flying by myself it makes me fell more independent and the more independent i am the happier i am. I will have my own apartment soon in N.C. they are for adults with disabilaties. They do alot of things shopping , going to the movies, bowling, dances and other activaties.
i have issue with touch, sound and a hyper sensativite to temperature. Autisum effects more boys than it dose girls and people can have different levels of autisum they can have some of the symptoms or some of all of them. I sometimes get upset when my routine is mest with or when things are moved around in my living space.
I was alot worse when I was younger. I did not want to be touched at all. I also had sezerus until i was twelve. I have acid reflucx, seasonal alergies a thyroid problem and a brain anurysum. I was in special ed classes all through school and in collegg i was in a special program for young adults with leraning dissabilaties.Also did special olympics for four years I did golf, bowling and bocec ball. My favorite things to do are sew, bake ,go shopping to the movies and hang out with friends. My best qualaties are Im giving, caring, freindly and loving. I have a lot of friends who care a lot about me and would do anything for me.
I like the way I am i think im a nice person. I would not change a thing i like everything about me.I dont like people in my space I get very uncomfertable and i dont like looking people in the eyes when im talking to them it makes me feel uncomferatble. I dont like hugs sometimes only when i know first. l think everything makes me the person i am today.I have moved all over the us because my dad is in the Coast Gaurd. I liked moving around besause I got to see alot and I have alot of friends from different states. Im glad i had my sister because it was a lot easier to move I allways had someone with me my age to do stuff with. And i get to travel to places to see my friends I enjoy flying by myself it makes me fell more independent and the more independent i am the happier i am. I will have my own apartment soon in N.C. they are for adults with disabilaties. They do alot of things shopping , going to the movies, bowling, dances and other activaties.
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