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Actually Autism Is

Actually Autism is

Non-verbal, partially verbal, or completely verbal
touch can be painful, or compulsory
feeling trapped and scared, needing to escape
scared and lonely, gotta go hide and reshape
easily excited and gotta show it
sharing with everyone we see fit
autism is experienced different for everyone

Can't wear a coat, or needs one all the time
limited diet, sensitive taste, texture, or smell
constant echolalia helps cope with the world around
constant movement to keep centered to the ground
lining up objects, so pleasing to the eye
things staying the same, keeps the mind from going awry
autism is experienced different for everyone

May have learning difficulties, but all have gifts
could have interests in numbers, trains, animals, or lists
could love to spin in circles around and round
or sitting still upon the ground
could be loving and acting a clown
yet the next minute, experience a meltdown
autism is experienced different for everyone

can struggle to make friends, life can be so hard
socializing can be difficult, others leave us scarred
enjoy doing odd or different things
could react violently to the difficulties life brings
loud noises can be painful
the world makes us feel so shameful
autism is experienced different for everyone

can take longer to process questions and requests
yet give us the time and we can impress
take a look in our world, where we are so bold
If you take a moment to behold
You can see the amazing miracles we can be
give us a helping hand, and you will agree
autism is experienced different for everyone

Autism can be amazing
The Innocence Astounding
All are Unique
Each with their own mystique
Everyone has a place
So just help us keep apace
Because Actually Autism is Sublimity

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Tanesha Wells

Date: 5/21/2019 10:40:00 PM

I enjoyed your poem. Your poem should be posted in schools, given to parents, read aloud to all teachers! You did a nice job wrapping the meaning of autism up in your writing.

Lunita Blanca

Date: 3/5/2019 11:44:00 AM

Noises are amplified, peoples comments are interpreted differently. Lights and television scenes have a negative effect. Fitting in with others is just impossible. I hear and understand you. You are special and I for one, envy you. You are what humans should be like. Autism should be seen as more normal than "normal" people today. May you learn to recognize that you and others like you, are very special. You dislike what our society finds acceptable and that my friend, is a gift.

Sand Blown

Date: 2/4/2019 11:56:00 PM

good one....seeing as psychology is based on stats what you say rings of truth

Sunlite Wanter

Date: 2/4/2019 6:31:00 PM

This was very educational to me. Thanks for writing it.