Santana's introduction

Hi I'm Santana Diabla Lopez. I'm 19 years old and a lesbian. My best friends include Quinn and my dog. I also have autism and anxiety. I was diagnosed with autism when I was 9 but my parents always had a feeling.

My teachers always worried to my parents of how I failed to make friends and would actively isolate myself from other students. Don't get me wrong I don't hate other people. I just find social cues and making friends confusing. I was fine with reading books and playing pretend by myself, but my teachers thought that there might be another reason for my lack of friends.

Even though I seem quiet I still got in a lot of trouble for shouting out in class and talking back. I never really understood the concept of talking back since to me I was just having a conversation and no matter how hard I tried I couldn't control my mouth from answering the question before teachers had a chance to ask someone else.

I may come across as mean or rude to some people, but I don't intend to. I have difficulty knowing what the appropriate time is to say certain things and can be a little to blatantly honest, especially with my naturally monotone speaking voice.

Sometimes others don't know how to approach me when they find out I have autism since they think I'm an emotionless robot or something. When actually it just means that my emotions are more intense which can be both good and bad.

Anyways enough about me and let's actually start the story…