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A sneak peak at Essence Black Girl Magic Episode 3, which features Junior Olympian Alexis Qaisera who refuses to let autism stop her from reaching her goals
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00:00There were many people who thought that I would never be able to learn to speak properly so they
00:08believe that I would never be able to function in life. Simple things like you know a person
00:18touching you can be very painful and irritating for a person on the spectrum and she was one of
00:24those people. Elementary school it wasn't great at all. They told us you've got a 10-month window to
00:35get as much improvement in this child as you can expect to see because after that the brain is
00:41pretty much going to close down. The things they said she'd never be able to do she's not only
00:47doing them she's excelling at everything. I know that if those first few years of life had gone
00:58differently I probably wouldn't be where I am now.
01:17Thank you very much.
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