I have 3 best friends but one of them is also an Aspie and she has epilepsy… (ask me how we met its pretty funny) We are two peas in a pod and are always there to support each other, often times it’s almost like we are looking at other versions of ourselves in the mirror. Other than Sarah I don’t know any other aspies although I know people who know some. My family is great I have a “little” brother (he stands a little over 6’1 and weighs 195 if u can call that little) who has been real close to me ever since we were young’uns. My dad is a very caring man who is not afraid to show his emotions but he is also a riot ( he seems to be the life of every party and people just like him). My Moma, well she is certainly something special… she must be an angel and I think of her as supermom because of what she has had to put up with. She has done so much for me and has always been there and I love her so much for that. Oh! I also have a second mom; she is not biological but I call her my “momabear”… as she has treated me like one of her own. She is also my pastor and she is a hoot and a half I don’t know anybody that she cant make smile with her wacky outgoing ways but that’s just her.
Now about myself. I have always been super observant and since I was younger I wanted to be a homicide detective. There is VERY rarely a movie that I can’t figure out a little over half way through, and to this day I have only not been able to solve a TV crime case (law and order, NCIS, Psych, Monk, Cold case, ect) ONE time. I also Loooove puzzles (ironically) and I’m good at solving problems with its fixing something or solving a mystery. Unfortunately while I was on my way to becoming a top notch detective (I was studying psychology and began criminal justice) I had an incident that has forever altered my path. I had a gran mal seizure and it has taken over 1 ½ years (on and off) to figure it out. BUT as a person with history of seizures and a person at risk for them as I have them under certain conditions I am Legally not able to carry a gun so my dreams as a detective are washed…
Fortunately during this time i started volunteering at the local Children’s Hospital as a Child Life volunteer. The reason I did this is because I figured I would be spending time there anyway with the seizure testing so I might as well do something good for someone. I have been working there for over 2 years now and I am still the youngest full Volunteer they have… but what I have realized is that I LOVE kids; I love being around them and it is just easy for me. Also they apparently Like me as it seems wherever I go kids are drawn to me whether it’s the neighbors kids or one at the hospital. As an aspie communication and being around people is hard for me I have notice that when in the mood I am very good at talking to older people as opposed to people my age. I have always been a little more mature than the other kids around me in some respects but then in others I am less mature. But one age group that I never find threatening and always have time for is kids as well as animals I am great with animals.
Anyway, with my love for psychology and my new found love for kids I started to try to figure out what I may do as a career. Whenever I work at the hospital if any crafts or artwork needs to be done they give it to me, I have loved art since I was a very small child and have always had kinda a knack for it. In fact I have the ability and strength to become a professional solo artist if I so desire but that has never been what I want I always saw it as a side thing or hobby. But I started looking at things im good at or enjoy; i like art, I love kids and have ALWAYs wanted to adopt when I get older (God willing I find someone crazy enough to marry me), and I love psychology and puzzles.
So I have kinda narrowed down my choices and decided to study child psychology with an art minor. This will allow me to be a hybrid child life specialist- child therapist with art up my sleeve. I haven’t totally decide what I will do with this but I think I will become a missionary and go to poverty stricken countries to help traumatized kids, and I will bring art along as a coping mechanism as well as a therapeutic way to help them out. When ‘I’m back stateside I plan on being a child life specialist which works because it is possible to get a job as a child life specialist for a span of months, and not necessarily be stuck. So that’s where that is going so far (although I worry because I’m NOT good with needles or shots I have a vasovagal disorder in that respect.)
I feel like I have talked to much so I’m gonna stop now but please ask questions and I would be glad to get to know others.
10 Apr 2012, 6:11 pm
