"I am not that disease, that is just part of me, I am Iris. I have always wanted to pursue my dreams and ambitions. Why? Because I think you should not look at limitations, but at possibilities."

"Actually, my Moving Story is not about my background as a transgender, but about what I've been able to learn from it. That is why I would like everyone to never forget the following: "The only normal thing in this world is that we are all different."

“I lost the most important person and had to deal with feelings I never felt before. My life turned upside down and I had no clue how to deal with death and grief.”

“No one leaves home, unless home is the mouth of a shark”

"I hope I can help you see disability with different eyes & from a different perspective; a more optimistic one."

“It was asking for help & embracing what I formerly considered my weak spots that made me rise up and see how stigma & discrimination works.”

"When people see me for the first time, they don’t see anything different about me, as it is not visible that I am diagnosed with autism. After telling people, they usually don’t believe it."

"Where bruises are visible, psychological violence cannot be seen on the outside. You don't see it, but it is there."