This guest post is by Adam Ramos, a young man on the autism spectrum who plans to attend the College of Southern Nevada. Addison is applying for the Spring 2025 Making a Difference Autism Scholarship via the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference started by me, Kerry Magro. I was nonverbal till 2.5 and diagnosed with autism at 4 and you can read more about my organization here.
Autistics on Autism the Next Chapter: Stories You Need to Hear About What Helped Them While Growing Up and Pursuing Their Dreams will be released on Amazon on 3/25/25 and looks at the lives over 75 Autistic adults. 100% of the proceeds from this book will go back to supporting our nonprofits many initiatives, like this scholarship program. Check out the book here.
I have Autism and i struggled with interacting with people and i took special ed classes in elementary school then when i go to middle school i took regular classes and tired to get in the environment with others. In high school, i became a more determined person to accomplish my goals and now i am locked in to my work at all times and I expect to graduate next month, I expect to be on my best behavior when i am going to my future and i expect to be on my best ways. Along the way, i will do everything i can to be a goat and make friends with others no matter who they are. I feel like everyone in the school is my friend even if they are random people. Every person in the school matters to be and If anyone needs help i will make sure i am there to help them and make sure they are on track. When i am down and out along the way I will need help from teachers and friends to make sure i am doing okay and doing well on track. I love movies and they change me the way i think and also they are more inspiring than you think. Spirited away is a movie that helped me become more associated with the school that i am in and make sure to know the rules of the place. This 🇯🇵 movie taught me everything i need to know about finding out secrets the places that we inhabit and surround. I love sports so the LA Dodgers are ky favorite team in baseball and i root for them like they are my brothers. This baseball team beat the Yankees in the 2024 World Series and I became a very happy person that day it happened. Growing up on Autism Spectrum i experienced a lot of happiness and sadness and the sadness is losing my Grandpa and Grandma during my senior year in High School. This was a nightmare in my life but I will only get stronger from it because i want to be able to make my grandparents legacy the most memorable. I experienced a lot of grief and adversity in my life and i want to make sure everyone in the place and everyone in my surroundings are ok because everyone that i see matters. I always look around during lunch to make sure everyone is ok and sometimes i remind myself of Ferb from Phineas and Ferb because i sometimes am very quiet but speak when i get caught up on something or someone. I love the Vegas Golden Knights and they won the 2023 Stanley cup vs the Florida Panthers and it was the first 4 american sports championship for the city of Las Vegas, it was a moment of history in my life that i experienced. Those are the factors in my life that make me happy and sad around the world and others.
Kerry Magro, a professional speaker and best-selling author who is also on the autism spectrum started the nonprofit KFM Making a Difference in 2011 to help students with autism receive scholarship aid to pursue a post-secondary education. Help us continue to help students with autism go to college by making a tax-deductible donation to our nonprofit here.
Also, consider having Kerry, one of the only professionally accredited speakers on the spectrum in the country, speak at your next event by sending him an inquiry here. If you have a referral for someone who many want him to speak please reach out as well! Kerry speaks with schools, businesses, government agencies, colleges, nonprofit organizations, parent groups and other special events on topics ranging from employment, how to succeed in college with a learning disability, internal communication, living with autism, bullying prevention, social media best practices, innovation, presentation best practices and much more!
