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Education * Dialogue * In d ep en d en ce^ ^
Left: D uring a
panic attack,
Melissa is
comforted by a
worker at the food
bank. People with
Asperger's crave
routine, so
homelessness is
especially
devastating to her.
“I ’m like a 15year-
old inside,
developmentally
and emotionally
speaking. 1 feel like
a teen with no
social skills stuck
in an adult body. ”
Left; Sean Walsh, 25, suffers from seizures caused by PT SD , the
result o f an abusive childhood. Prescribed at least 1 5 different drugs
since he was 10, Sean hasneverbeen able to get his symptoms under
control. In Spokane he was a medical assistant, but his condition
forced him out o f the field. H e estimates that he has $110,000 in
unpaid medical bills. Below: Melissa writes her feelings to help
communicate. “I feel like I disappeared o ff the face o f the Earth. I feel
like I disappeared when my job did. ” - Melissa Walsh