That's why I remember it's a sort of just like what's wrong with me?

What are we going to do about this? I want to be able to have this career.

And so she went over my medical history and I just remember she had me on the table

feeling my stomach like a normal thing that doctors do. And I'm just like jumping off the table

because I don't like that. And she says, was this hurting you? And I was thinking like, no,

it's not hurting. But I'm just like jumping off the table. And so afterwards she just kind of like

casually like, have you ever been evaluated for Asperger's? And this was 2012. So I was 20.

And I was thinking like, no, I actually did a report on this in high school. I was in a piece

psychology my senior year. And I was part of a group that worked with kids with Asperger's at our

school. And so I was like relatively familiar with this and thought like, no, those kids don't

go to college. Those kids don't like make eye contact. Those kids don't grow up playing sports

and going to AP classes and just all the stuff I've done. So I was like, okay. And then I came home

started looking it up. And the more I read, the more I was like, oh, this is the thing that like,

I make sense.

Welcome to pursuing health. I'm Dr. Julie Fouche, family physician and former CrossFit

Games athlete. Here, I bring you information and inspiration to help bridge the gap between

fitness and medicine and support your journey toward your healthiest self. This episode is one

of a series of pursuing health stories. Here, I feature the inspiring stories of regular

everyday people who've used lifestyle to overcome some incredible health challenges.

In this week's episode, I share a conversation with Sarah Adams, who was surprised to learn at age

20 that she had Asperger syndrome. Sarah had taken advanced classes in school, played competitive

sports, attended college and overall. She enjoyed a very happy and healthy childhood. But after

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