Alexis Wineman told ABC News, “I have overcame a lot. I have overcome so many of my symptoms.” Wineman was first diagnosed with a form of autism at age 11. She recalls being ridiculed for her speech impediment and intense shyness, but her family helped her to eventually become comfortable in her own skin. She entered
Alexis Wineman told ABC News, “I have overcame a lot. I have overcome so many of my symptoms.” Wineman was first diagnosed with a form of autism at age 11. She recalls being ridiculed for her speech impediment and intense shyness, but her family helped her to eventually become comfortable in her own skin. She entered the Miss Montana competition on a whim, saying, “I realized I’d done a lot of things I never thought I’d be able to do, so what’s stopping me from at least trying?" Not only did Alexis win that Miss Montana competition, but she will go down in the Miss America record books as the 92-year-old pageant’s first contestant diagnosed with autism.
ABC News, 1/11/2013
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