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we had discussed from one time to the next. I went to UVA for two years every three to four weeks and would get back to school because I wanted perfect attendance. I soon changed to another psychologist in Staunton, Virginia. She said that the reason that I was autistic was due to being delivered with forceps. I saw this psychologist for a year and then I quit going to see her because I moved. I moved to Pulaski, Virginia in fifth grade because my dad accepted the head basketball coach’s job at Pulaski County High School. I felt like I was much more accepted in Pulaski than I had been anywhere else because my grandparents, my uncle, my aunt, and my cousins all lived in Pulaski. I joined a social skills group at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. We met weekly for two hours to practice many social skills like taking turns, holding the door for others, and many other situations. I still keep in touch with two of the children from my social skills group and sometimes I run into them while I am out in the community. The professor in charge of the group suggested a gluten free diet might help reduce some autistic characteristics. We tried this for a few months, but it did not help me. A local news channel interviewed the professor, my parents, and me at Radford University after group one time. He was a sports reporter who knew my dad through coaching basketball. All of the interviews were replayed on T.V. on the local news station under the heading Hometown Hoops. The sports reporter and I became good friends.

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