Hi. My name is Everson. I am currently 11 years old. I have nonverbal autism and epilepsy. I use a device, some sign language and my own made up language to communicate with others. I am a very sweet boy who loves to practice my animal sounds, swing, and play in water. One of my favorite things to do is watch water drain out of the tub and pause my favorite shows on the most exciting scenes. I love to sing certain songs.

I love my little twin brothers very much. I like to give them hugs and kisses and I really like when they dog pile on me or tickle me. They are really protective of me. When I have seizures my little brothers get very sad and scared. They worry something bad will happen to me because sometimes my seizures cause me to lose consciousness and collapse and fall to the floor. I cannot protect my head and face when this happens. I also cannot breathe well when I am in a seizure. My brothers have seen this and it makes them very concerned so they check on me often when I am alone in my room to make sure I’m ok.

School is hard for me. I don’t like that I can’t tell people what I want or what I’m thinking. This makes it so that I feel frustrated a lot and learning isn’t easy or very fun for me because no one understands me. I like being on my own most of the time and just enjoy my favorite shows on my iPad. It makes me laugh and relax and have fun. The many frames of my shows are just really visually interesting to me and I pause them on my favorite scene millions of times so I can take a picture of it in my brain and hold it there. Sometimes when I’m doing this, I get really excited and it makes me want to get really loud and flap my hands or tap my fingers off my legs or teeth. This can look strange to others, but I can’t help it. It’s just what my body wants to do when I’m really excited about something.

My mom wants to get my a service dog that can help keep me safe. I like some dogs. But this dog would not be my pet. It would be a dog to keep me safe from getting hurt when I have a seizure. My mom says that this dog would be able to smell the changes in my saliva before a seizure happens and the dog will force me to sit down before I have one so I don’t fall from standing. If I fall from sitting then I’m much safer from hitting my head. The dog can also do things like alert my mom or brothers before a seizure or tell them when I’m being naughty and trying to escape the house without her permission. I’ve done this before because I like going to the pool down the street but mom says it’s dangerous. I can’t help it. But if I have a dog, they could help my mom keep track of me. The dog could also remind me when I’m engaging in a behavior that isn’t good for me such as when I try to eat something that isn’t food or I try to hurt myself on accident. I think I would like to have a companion that isn’t a person. It would definitely give my mom a break and make things a little easier for her. She worries so much about me. She’s a good mom but she cannot be with me 24/7 like my dog could. I want my mom to be able to know I’m safe when I’m at school or on the bus or sleeping in my room at night.

Well, that’s enough about me. I hope you enjoyed getting to know me a little better. Thank you for coming to my page and giving us your support.

Love,

Everson

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