EKG School

As some of you may already know, I have been taking an EKG class at Cal State LA since late February. Today, I finally gave somebody an EKG, which is another step towards me passing the class. In May, I must take the state licensing exam and receive at least 82% to be officially certified as an EKG doctor. I am the only autistic person in the class (as well as the youngest), and nobody else knows that I am autistic.

While taking this EKG class is certainly a step in the right direction, I still have a long way to go. I still have yet to drive a car, go to college, or get laid, and I will be 19 on Sunday. My autism has held me back in life, and if I do succeed it will be despite my autism, not because of it. I realize that some other autistic people may have succeeded better than me (as some may have succeeded worse) as no two autistic people are alike, but those who have succeeded better than me should feel blessed, not take personal offense and accuse me of "misrepresenting" autism. I speak from on honest perspective, and I speak for no one but myself. I certainly do not mean any offense, and thus none should be taken.