Morgan's Milestones

By turingtestflunker

  • Born

    I was born in Greenville, South Carolina.

  • Started School

    I went to kindergarten at Concrete Elementary in Anderson, South Carolina

  • Learned to Read

    I read a picture book on my own. I was made to repeat the feat multiple times for various relatives.

  • Diagnosed

    I was formally diagnosed with Autism during the winter of 2005-2006.

  • Special School

    I was enrolled in a special school for children with autism

  • First Friend

    At the special school, I made my first friend outside my family. I was twelve, he was sixteen. I was his first friend, too. We're still very close.
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    Attended High School

    I went to high school on a military base in Germany. This is where I learned to navigate the special education system and began to understand the implications of my disability.

  • Began College

  • Won Academic Games Tournament

    I participated in the academic games throughout high school. The structured socialization with my peers was pleasant and undemanding, My senior year we won the all-europe academic games, undefeated. I was named MVP. My autism was mentioned multiple times at that event, by both peers and adults, but never as a negative thing. It was a revelation.

  • Created Timeline