User blog comment:MightyUke416/Bell: Let's Talk Day/@comment-38111622-20200129131312

When I was in 2nd grade, my teacher HATED me, because I had a hard time focusing and was extremely, inadvertently, awkward/impulsive. The summer after that year, I was diagnosed with ADHD, with a secondary diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome. Three-ish years later, I was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome (TS). I’ve always been the weird kid, the obsessive, awkward one, but it’s gotten better. Even so, my social life is very limited to the few people I haven’t alienated, and people still look at me strangely or whisper behind my back. I have loved Survivor since 6th grade. Last year, I joined the fanon, in hopes of finding a group of people who shared my love of Survivor and writing. After a few months, I put out applications for Island of Secrets, and when MD submitted India Scott, I found her to be a great candidate for the character that could kind of tell my story. Like India, I am growing up 2e, and life is still not super easy. She is a person who, like me, is awkward and hyper, but is also intelligent and open about her issues. Being able to connect to others about this, even via fictional character, has helped me so much.

-Sheep❤️