Albert finally feels ‘awake’ to life
Albert, is an autistic individual from Anaheim, California. He celebrates the day he became one of Dr. Angie Gonzales’ Davis Autism Approach® clients.
Albert explains the impact of the Davis program, in his own words.
“The Davis Autism Approach® has made a profound difference in my life“
Because of my lifelong struggle with autism, I have had to grapple with my unique social challenges on a daily basis. I felt profoundly miserable about the difficulties I was experiencing in both making and sustaining friendships. I had a lot of trouble with deciphering the subtle social cues being conveyed by others, and I was unable to grasp the overall nature of interpersonal rapport vis-à-vis others.
Combining these challenges with my poor executive functioning and impulse control capabilities, I experienced persistent psychological and emotional problems, including acute self-consciousness, and social anxiety.
I participated in the Davis Autism Approach® program under the nurturing tutelage of my Davis Facilitator, Dr. Angie Gonzales. She saw the potential within me to be able to thrive amidst a predominantly neurotypical universe.
We worked together over the course of 8 months from 2017 – 2018.
Ever since I completed the Davis Autism Approach® program, I have been able to gradually emerge from the ‘netherworld’ of autism with a tremendous amount of self-confidence within me.
I have been discovering my essence as an autistic individual and a burgeoning sense of personal self-worth within me.
These changes have progressively led to a substantial improvement in my interactions with others, especially with relatives and friends. I have a heightened level of self-awareness pertaining to actions and emotions, as well as an enhanced understanding of potential repercussions that can arise from these. And this brings with it a newfound appreciation for social-emotional comity vis-à-vis others.
I have also experienced a dramatic improvement in executive functioning and impulse control capabilities.
And I no longer view autism as a scourge that must be harshly dealt with. As a matter of fact, the autism within me has become a wonderful gift that has compelled me to see the beauty of life at a particular instant in time.
If I had not chosen the Davis Autism Approach®, I most certainly would have been trapped in the ‘netherworld’ of autism for the rest of my life.
I have finally developed within myself a sense of ‘wokeness’ for the first time in my life.”
Albert Calleros