Graduation wasn’t supposed to feel like this. I didn’t walk away with a diploma, but I refused to let that define me. Instead, I set my own finish lines. Those miles taught me grit, resilience, and that belonging doesn’t come from a certificate, it comes from finding your place and refusing to quit.

I’ve always known something was different.

I just didn’t know what to call it.

This is the story of how I finally got my diagnosis and why it didn’t change who I am.

I’m still me.

They said I wouldn’t, but I did.
Growing up without a diagnosis, I was told all the things I’d never do. Talk normally. Read. Graduate. Matter. But I’ve been proving people wrong since I was a kid. I keep showing up, doing things my way, and refusing to quit. This is my story of moving past the limits they put on me.