Through My Eyes

Her (my) name. Michele Ogbu. Just entered her (my) the 20s. Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Birthdate: December 24, 2001. She (I) was born in an American base in a municipality called Sulzbach in Germany but was raised in four cities in the Golden State. Her (my) skin has beautiful dark ebony with sparkling brown eyes and a thick afro. She (I) lived in a family of eight.

At an early age, she (I) did not know what the word "poverty" meant. She (I) had always thought that my family was middle class. She (I) thought that her parents had decent jobs. She (I) always felt like she did not know how the "real world" operates. She (I) was naive about a lot of things. She (I) felt like everyone was slowing things down for her (me) so she (I) could not catch on because she (I) was behind her (my) peer group. It was not her (my) fault that she (I) thinks differently than other people and her family. Here is her (my) story for me to share.