I Am Who I Am

We are at an interesting time in history when human rights are a major topic across the country. I feel that with the growing acceptance of people’s differences there will soon be acceptance of spelling for communication. I am labeled with a genetic disorder because I am missing a part of a chromosome. That led to a formal diagnosis of cognitive disability. And I had no real way of letting people know that wasn’t the case. 


After I could talk, there were still people who doubted. After all, someone with Fragile X must absolutely be cognitively deficient. Hard to have an open mind when everything you’ve learned tells you that. Seeing familiar people disbelieve my true abilities hurts. Can I teach them to see me as I truly am? I have decided to try, using this blog as a platform.