I went through the doors of the arena nervously, but with excitement rapidly filling my body. My tassel kept falling off of my hat and I kept readjusting my red graduation robes as I went into my row. I’ve been looking forward to my high school graduation for weeks now, and with my whole family in the audience I was more anxious than ever to receive my diploma. I considered about what led me up to this moment. All the hard work, struggles, and perseverance were leading up to this. Getting more fidgety with every step, my row headed toward the stairs to the stage. All of my high school administrators were there, including the superintendent that cared way too much about the football team and the vice principal that everyone despised with
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Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) is one of the three. PDD-NOS does not contain the majority of autism symptoms, but the most significant challenges that come with the diagnosis is social and language development in young children. Only 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with it every year, and in 1997 my parents found out that I’m in the minority of the study. They just wanted to know why I was not developing speech like other one year olds were, but the speech delay turns out to be a symptom of a bigger …show more content…
As the PG-rated tailgate was being set up, I went onto the field with my team, more ready than ever to score a goal. However, whenever the ball was passed to me I would miss it by a little bit and a player from the other team would steal it from me. All of the sudden, I was on the sideline with my mom trying to calm down her hysterically crying daughter next to her. This was not only a sign of PDD-NOS, but of an emerging competitive spirit.
Around the same time that I was trying out team sports, my family was trying to find a suitable elementary school for me. They did not want me to go to public school just yet- I was still having trouble socializing with other kids. This led to the discovery of The Hillside School, a private school that helps kids in grades kindergarten to sixth grade who have learning disabilities.
While visiting Hillside, my mom dropped me off in an empty classroom, where a woman greeted me at one of the desks. She introduced herself as Mrs. Seager, who it turns out was going to be my kindergarten teacher. Afterwards, she evaluated my speech, reading skills, and even my reflexes. She led me back to my mother, who then talked to her in private. Three weeks later, I was starting Kindergarten at The Hillside
Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) is one of the three. PDD-NOS does not contain the majority of autism symptoms, but the most significant challenges that come with the diagnosis is social and language development in young children. Only 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with it every year, and in 1997 my parents found out that I’m in the minority of the study. They just wanted to know why I was not developing speech like other one year olds were, but the speech delay turns out to be a symptom of a bigger …show more content…
As the PG-rated tailgate was being set up, I went onto the field with my team, more ready than ever to score a goal. However, whenever the ball was passed to me I would miss it by a little bit and a player from the other team would steal it from me. All of the sudden, I was on the sideline with my mom trying to calm down her hysterically crying daughter next to her. This was not only a sign of PDD-NOS, but of an emerging competitive spirit.
Around the same time that I was trying out team sports, my family was trying to find a suitable elementary school for me. They did not want me to go to public school just yet- I was still having trouble socializing with other kids. This led to the discovery of The Hillside School, a private school that helps kids in grades kindergarten to sixth grade who have learning disabilities.
While visiting Hillside, my mom dropped me off in an empty classroom, where a woman greeted me at one of the desks. She introduced herself as Mrs. Seager, who it turns out was going to be my kindergarten teacher. Afterwards, she evaluated my speech, reading skills, and even my reflexes. She led me back to my mother, who then talked to her in private. Three weeks later, I was starting Kindergarten at The Hillside