My name is Carter Jaden Bonas, and I am a motivational speaker for the autism community, to parents and children. I go to different schools and organizations sharing my story of how I have overcome many obstacles and embrace my autism diagnosis to empower myself and others like me. I started sharing my story by listening to my mom speak at lots of autism events in the community, and one day I just got up and she let me share with her. One challenge that I’ve overcome is my fear of people after being viciously bullied in school. Now I know lots of great people who are nice, and that is awesome.