-At 16, she started experiencing numbness and dizziness but had 'signs and symptoms' all my life
-Claims EDS
-Started screaming in pain and having tremors. "I was walking like an old lady"
-Homeschooled because at age 14, school decided Bee was too complex for public school
-Mum says it's very hard
-"The authority were happy with that"
-Hints of social services involvement
-Bee hated public school because of bullying
-Diagnosed with autism at age 14
-Inklings at age 6
-8 years for a diagnosis of autism
-But mom also knew since 17 months because bee screamed
-autism dx was a great thing because ???
-because she's so special (cough cough, tardbux)
-oh bee, you're so fucking positive, how tf do you do it?
-constant battle to think positive because life is short
-yeah but HOW? HOW DO YOU DO IT THOUGH? feeds her the answer
-where'd you learn this amazing skill?
-mom says not from her
-interviewer confused, fascinating, because she knows the family is "close and supportive"
-slowly started to accept things
-dreamed accepting being exceptional
-had a dream the night before she "changed" about how she'd be in a wheelchair forever then woke up and needed a wheelchair FOREVER!! wow, weird.
-Bee suddenly waking up tarded traumatized her brother
-bee laughs after this comment, certainly not fucking intentional
-bee used to be blank faced but smiles all the time now
-gee, most people would be sad if they woke up so tarded, but bee you just do it so happily, u r amazing
-so back to autism, what was that like?
-didn't understand conversation, couldn't remember what they said, what it meant
-but bee, you communicate very well, what was the issue?
-bee says stuck in her own world
-what brought you out of the world? because you sure talk plenty! Bee laughs
-bee says it was her art, her lovely art, please buy her art
-so what other autism traits ya got, bitch?
-anger issues, emotional understanding, socializing in person, eye contact
-bee doesn't like red because autism/synesthesia
( don't worry, she has recovered, her page features a recent photo with red fake rose petals)
-bee totally freaked out because of red
-so why can you laugh but not talk bee?
-it's very complicated but it all started with slurred speech, then a possible seizure, then i could talk again, then started to lose control of her mouth, then drooled, tongue flopped out
-it is because of the neurological condition
-lost friends. isolated. has friends now
-forgot to mention how you forgot to mention one of your autism traits is sensitivity to sounds, because you are wearing ear protection right now, bee, is that one of your autism traits???
-oh yeah, yes. removing ear protection would make her freak out
-looked up wheelchair sports, chose basketball, showed up and did everything amazingly well without any practice
-"I was on the road to becoming a paralympic athlete and was going to train in england once every few months with my team"
-"I never got to, as it became so dangerous for me. I started blanking out and smashing into the walls"
- Bee says you are spashul the way you are and should smile because bad things can happen
-oh and bee you also forgot to mention your autism trait that brought you on the show today to sponsor the autism chewies!!! which ones are your favorite and what do you like about them??
-likes chewies to be fashionable
-what are your plans for the future, bee?
-to keep faking!
-boy that must be exhausting
-don't look for a cure, accept whatever is wrong with you
*bee has overcome her fear of red since this interview
