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A GOOD PERSON

This is a great story. When I was in Ireland on the tour we stopped at a cliff side to go down to beach side. Well the hill was steep and I was kinda afraid I was gonna fall down. The bus driver, the great guy he was, said he would walk down with me and help get down the stone steps and help out. As I walked the steps he made asked how I was doing, and made sure…

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THE TRAVELER

I used to person who could be happy sitting at home and watching TV or playing a game, than as time went on after my trip I realized I wasn’t happy any more. I realized am happiest when I am out and exploring the world around us. There are so many beautiful things to see and do. That is one of the reasons I choose to go to school in the UK and spend 6 weeks traveling across Europe on…

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NAVIGATING LIFE

Getting though life is hard, but getting through it with Asperger’s is even harder. This is because people don’t quite understand us. For me in the beginning was hard, because people didn’t know how to deal with my weirdness. Until it came out that I had Asperger’s people though I was strange. But though time I learned it was OK to seek out help. Talking to a therapist doesn’t mean your crazy, it means need someone to help guide you.…

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WHAT I ATE IN BARCELONA

For me walking around Barcelona and exploring the streets and seeing the sights was one of more exhilarating things for me. Just the beauty of Barcelona took my breath away. But the story for me is what I wound up eating for dinner the five days I was there. Know you probably expect me to say something like oh, I had tapas for dinner one night and something else another night. Well believe it or not, I had McDonald’s. Now…

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DON’T PANIC

No one is perfect not even me. This story is quite the example of it. When I was in Rome. I went exploring with the notion that with my phone that I could find my back to my hotel. Boy was I wrong. I began walking around to where I found a little shop that was selling sweets and sandwiches and mini pizzas. So I figured I would stop in and eat. So walked in and ordered something to eat.…

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MY BATTLE WITH SOCIAL SECURITY TO GET SSI

To begin with my battle with Social Security took me 3yrs to get to where I am now.  The first time I applied for SSI, I did this on my own.  No help from layers or organizations of any kind.  We had given up hope. This was way back when, Autism wasn’t a even on the states radar scope. We didn’t even think about Appeal or going in front of a judge at that time. Now when I got from…

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