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Allison Hill is from Chattanooga, TN. She was born with ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder and has struggled to accept who she is. She loves her friends, family, and pets. She has become an advocate for disability inclusion in her area and tries to make the world a better place by doing so.
Neuro-diversity, UTC Interns

Disabilities are Different Abilities– by Allison Hill

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My Story of Self-Acceptance

Growing Up

I have always known there was something different about me ever since I was a little girl. After I was born, it took me a while to do things babies did normally at an early age without trouble. I didn’t start walking until I was eighteen months old and talking until I was two and a half years. I was later diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder or ADHD. Because my skills developed a little later, my parents decided to enroll me in speech therapy. At age 7, I was having problems with my fine motor skills, and I was given a grasping tool to build strength in my fingers. At this age, I started taking exams in school, and that’s when we learned I had anxiety, specifically test anxiety. 

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