Amy Mooney Rekdal:
CLASS OF 1988
Apple Valley High SchoolClass of 1988
Apple valley, MN
Amy's Story
Amy is from Burnsville, Minnesota. She is engaged with Michael Perron Sr. Her schools include Apple Valley High School. She later attended Images Institute for Professional Modeling (Print Modeling, Runway Modeling). She works(ed) at Self, GE Capital.
Amy's interests include I Have Lots of Different Interests. Music she likes includes Adele, P!nk, Foreigner. Books she likes include James Patterson, Jodi Picoult. Movies she likes include In Time Movie, The Twilight Saga, Twilight. TV shows she likes include Sons of Anarchy, Criminal Minds, Cold Case.
One of Amy's favorite quotes is:"Autism (with a capital “A”) to me, says that I accept my child wholly. I celebrate his differences and his quirky-ness. I advocate diversity. I try to empower him. I am proud of his succes...Expand for more
ses, no matter how small they seem. I hope he holds onto the compassion he has in his heart into adulthood. I do not think he needs “fixing”. I am proud that he is my son, and sometimes I am humbled by that very same thought.
Patience. Patience. Patience. Work to view my autism as a different ability rather than a disability. Look past what you may see as limitations and see the gifts autism has given me. It may be true that I’m not good at eye contact or conversation, but have you noticed that I don’t lie, cheat at games, tattle on my classmates or pass judgment on other people? Also true that I probably won’t be the next Michael Jordan. But with my attention to fine detail and capacity for extraordinary focus, I might be the next Einstein. Or Mozart. Or Van Gogh.".
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