For most of my life I lived not knowing that I had autism whatsoever. I know for some time I would be shy while growing up and had speech impediment. Never knew exactly why I had this even as I entered in my teens and all. It wasn't until I was around 15 to maybe 16 when I had a doctor's appointment. My mother had asked the doctor about it and he had came to the conclusion that it was autism. I wasn't sure what to make of it and never really told anyone outside the family for quite some time. I even started up writing freelance with Game Guides and Game Reviews on the gaming site GameFAQs. For nearly 12 years I never even had told any of the usual writers on there that I had it and when I had mention of it, not sure they knew what to make of it. I still write them today as in the past year I been trying to get back in the habit of writing them again. Having autism never stopped me from doing that and enjoy doing so.

Stephen Harris
Prattsburgh, NY