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they did not know that I could run so fast. I ran faster
than my dad did that day.
One of my best memories was that I knew many
Bible stories. My favorite Bible story was David and
Goliath. I was also good with the genealogy in the
Bible. I could name every ancestor and descendant
from Adam to Noah, from Noah to Abraham, from
Abraham to David, and from David to Jesus. I used
to preach in school to students and faculty members.
My parents told me that it was against the law to talk
about the Bible in school. I did not realize that it was
against the law.
Every morning my dad would drop my brother off
at his babysitter’s house and drop me off at school
afterwards. I would ride the bus to high school every
afternoon. My mom taught computers at Rockbridge
County High School. On the way to school each
morning, we would memorize every line of the
poems that I had to memorize for class. My third
grade teacher was one of the best teachers that I had
in my school career. I really respected her.
I went to see my family physician in Buena Vista,
Virginia. He sent me to see a specialist at The
University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia to
receive an official diagnosis. The day I met with her,
I was quiet to begin with. She asked me questions
about the Bible and she had my attention. I named
every Bible story I could think of and every outfit that
my mom wore to church every Sunday. She diagnosed
me with a form of autism called Asperger’s Syndrome.
She also referred me to a pediatric neurologist in
Charlottesville. He never seemed to remember what