LIFE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. A BLOG ABOUT THE LIFE OF MICHAEL A. MOSS
MY NAME IS MICHAEL A. MOSS. MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER WAS A JEWISH MAN WHO CAME FROM THE CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS OF UKRAINE, AND MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER WAS A JEWISH WOMAN WHO CAME FROM LITHUANIA. I AM A 30-YEAR-OLD MAN WITH AUTISM WHO STUDIES PHYSICS AS A HOBBY, AND I RUN A SMALL BUSINESS ONLINE ON ETSY.COM. IN THIS BLOG, I WILL DISCUSS THE STORY OF MY LIFE WITH AUTISM, AND I WILL USE THIS BLOG ALSO TO PROMOTE MY SMALL BUSINESS. I WAS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1993, AND I AM CURRENTLY 30 YEARS OLD. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM WHEN I WAS 2-3 YEARS OLD. FOR MY ETSY SHOP, I SELL NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY, NECKLACES, PENCIL TOPPER ERASERS, REFRIGERATOR MAGNETS, AND SCULPTURES. ALL OF MY ITEMS ARE CENTERED AROUND THE COMMON THEME OF SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION OF DIFFERENT FRONTIERS. I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AT A VERY YOUNG AGE, AND I LEARNED TO TALK AT 4.5 YEARS OF AGE. I GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN 2012 AS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY, AND I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN 2017. GOING TO COLLEGE WAS OF COURSE VERY DIFFICULT; I WAS PART OF A PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH AUTISM AT MY UNIVERSITY, BUT I WAS VERBALLY ABUSED AND MISTREATED BY THE STAFF OF THAT PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE, I TOOK GEOLOGY COURSES BECAUSE I ENJOY THE PHYSICS INVOLVED WITH LIGHTNING AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND I TOOK HISTORY CLASSES. IN ONE OF MY HISTORY CLASSES, I WAS RIDICULED FOR CONDEMNING SEXISM THAT TOOK PLACE IN HISTORY. I CONDEMN SEXISM, BECAUSE I SUPPORT GENDER EQUALITY/FEMINISM.
SINCE MY COLLEGE GRADUATION, I HAVE BEEN RUNNING MY ETSY BUSINESS, AND I HAVE BEEN GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AND TAKING ONLINE PHYSICS COURSES ON STUDY.COM. I AM EXCITED ABOUT MY FUTURE, AND I HOPE TO LIVE TO BE 120 YEARS OLD OR OLDER. THIS IS A PHOTO OF ME, SMILING AT THE CAMERA.
LASTLY, I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. I AM A GOOD, KIND, COMPASSIONATE PERSON. I AM NOT AT ALL INTERESTED IN POLITICS, AND I DO NOT VOTE; HOWEVER, I AM AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY.
MY FUTURE LIFE
MY FUTURE IS LOOKING HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS. I WILL NEVER MARRY OR HAVE CHILDREN, FOR MANY REASONS. I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD ON MY ETSY BUSINESS, AND I WILL ALWAYS ENJOY PHYSICS AS MY HOBBY. I WILL CONTINUE TAKING PHYSICS COURSES ON STUDY.COM FOR 1-2 MONTHS PER YEAR FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. ALSO, I AM SCARED OF SOME NON-HUMAN ANIMALS (EVEN THOUGH I LIKE BLACK BEARS AND RODENTS), SO I HAVE A ROBOTIC PET CAT THAT I NAMED MAXWELL. IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS, I WILL BE PUBLISHING A BOOK ABOUT MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY AS A PERSON ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. I WILL ALSO LEARN TO DRIVE, AND GET A HYBRID CAR, IN A FEW YEARS; I PLAY A DRIVING VIDEO GAME A LOT, IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR LEARNING TO DRIVE. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE HAVING AUTISM, AND MY AUTISM CONTINUES TO HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON ALL ASPECTS OF MY LIFE. I LOVE HAVING AUTISM!! I LOVE MY AUTISM!!