"When I started dancing, I was nervous about my skills, how I looked, and what people thought of me.
But dancing couldn't care about your insecurities, because what it focuses on is your unique expression of who you are."
Those are the words of Shiloh, a 22-year-old autistic man in Sarasota, Fla., who says ballroom dancing has changed his life, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports.
"Dancing took me outside of my head and has begun to show me ways I can connect with people despite how confusing I think I am," he says.
"In dance I am not alone anymore, but amongst other beautiful people."
Face Autism, a nonprofit that offers dance outreach to the autistic community, received a $14,400 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to keep the program going.
"Thanks to the incredible support of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Face Autism can continue supporting our autistic community in Sarasota and its surrounding areas through dance outreach," the group said in a statement.
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